Quotes by Alan Levine

“The agency has to have some flexibility in terms of administration, ... The waiver is approved. Its a done deal.”

“That would not have gotten people out of harms way. His position was that its expensive to even move people to other homes he owned. But when it comes to patient safety, its nonnegotiable.”

“Time had run out. We got fantastic cooperation . . . and were able to get the patients to safety.”

“Obviously, if everyone has contracted with the same ambulance service, there could be serious problems. We are in favor of requiring the county EOCs to review the nursing home plans not just individually, but how they connect and how much they depend on the same resources and whether that is viable.”

“Those changes failed to pass the legislature last year. Were hopeful they will pass this year, given our knowledge of the problems posed by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.”

“We do want to move to a market-based system but understand it is a controlled market system.”

“Those who want to defend the current system are defending the indefensible. Only 4 percent of all women in the Medicaid fee-for-service program are getting mammograms. Thats absurd. Thats not a successful system, thats a failure.”

“Transparency in waiting times is much more relevant in an emergency. Its more important than infection rates.”

“Youve got to believe you can do it.”

“Chase concocted the fraud with Enron. Chase was right in bed with Enron to structure these transactions to hide Enrons debt,”