First of all, pharmaceutical costs are the single fastest-growing part of our health care budget. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes budget care cost
The reason prescription drugs are so important at the state level is because they're eating up the Medicaid budget. John Kitzhaber budgetdrugeat Change image and share on social
States, virtually all of them, have a constitutional requirement to operate on a balanced budget. John Kitzhaber balancebudgetconstitutional Change image and share on social
I don't want to suggest that controlling pharmaceutical costs is the answer to what ails the U.S. health care system. It isn't. John Kitzhaber ailanswercare Change image and share on social
To ask questions can become the laziest and wobbliest occupation of a mind, but when you must yourself answer the problem that you have posed, you will meditate your question with care and frame it with precision. James Stephens answercareframe share on social
Having a Congress with a more diverse educational and professional background would serve the country well. And given the budget challenges facing America today, we might benefit from a few more cold, calculating problem solvers, and fewer courtroom impresarios. John Sununu americabackgroundbenefit share on social
I want to tell mayors, county chiefs and heads of big companies: don't just chase GDP growth; don't chase the biggest profits at the expense of our children and grandchildren and at the cost of sacrificing our ecological environment. Chen Guangbiao bigchasechief share on social