Quotes tagged ‘Obamacare’

“I was a healthy man, and Obamacare came in. I was forced to see a doctor. And suddenly, I had three diseases. Suddenly, I had, uh, diabetes one and two, I had obese legs, and I had chalky deposits.”

— Sacha Baron Cohen, Billy Wayne Ruddick, Sacha Baron Cohen, imdb.com

“They will tell us to 'trust them' when they say that their [healthcare] alternative is better than the existing law. Please don't. These are politicians who for years have dedicated themselves to the absurd proposition that we are better off as a nation when insurers can discriminate, when the poor…”

— Jonathan Gruber, nydailynews.com

“Critics of Obamacare want you to believe that the law has driven costs sharply higher. That's just wrong. Since the ACA's passage, health-care costs have grown at their slowest rate in measured U.S. history; the innovative cost controls put in place by the law are one important reason why.”

— Jonathan Gruber, nydailynews.com

“Since the ACA's passage, the number of people covered by employer-provided insurance, which had been in long-term decline, has stabilized. And partly due to cost controls put in place by the ACA, employer health insurance premiums are now $3,600 below where they were projected to be before the law w…”

— Jonathan Gruber, nydailynews.com

“In my Contract with the American Voter, I offer a historic pro-growth plan to create 25 million good paying jobs. We will cut taxes on middle-class Americans by 35%. We will eliminate every needless job-killing regulation. We will repeal and replace catastrophic Obamacare with new reforms that drama…”

— Donald Trump, usatoday.com

“SARAH KLIFF: 'Do you think Obamacare’s mandate is strong enough to make the law work? Or do you think it will need to be strengthened at some point?' LARRY LEVITT: 'I think of the mandate as going hand in hand with the subsidies. It is entirely possible that both the mandate penalty and the premium…”

— Sarah Kliff, Larry Levitt, vox.com

“SARAH KLIFF: 'Why are Obamacare premiums going up so much this year?' LARRY LEVITT: 'There are three reasons why premiums are going up so much. The first is that more sick people than anticipated enrolled. Insurers are just catching up to the fact that premiums weren’t covering their costs. It seems…”

— Sarah Kliff, Larry Levitt, vox.com

“Hillary Clinton essentially offers a third Obama term. And the role is perfect for her. She championed Obamacare because, years earlier, she had all but invented it.”

— Mike Pence, cnn.com

“Obamacare needs to be repealed and replaced with a sensible health care system that creates a competitive marketplace, which will reduce costs while providing for the medical needs of all Americans.”

— Donald Trump, amazon.com

“Affordable health care? Here’s my word— and I never go back on my word: Obamacare needs to be repealed ASAP— and replaced with something far better. Immigration reform? Has anybody been more of a leader on this issue than me? My plan is simple: We build a wall and take back control of our country. M…”

— Donald Trump, amazon.com