Quotes by Charlie Norwood

“Theyve lost their ability to choose their health care professionals, and the heart of that is theyre being denied care.”

“Speaker Newt Gingrich has appointed a task force, which Im on, and over the next couple months the task force is going to try to come up with legislation that does what were all trying to do. I feel pretty good about the members that are on the task force.”

“Youve had some terrific print information that gets everybodys attention in this town.”

“People have tremendous power, more than the average person understands, and certainly more than even I understood before I came to Congress. When any of my constituents writes me a letter, I promise you, were listening.”

“There is no question that managed care is managed cost, and the idea is that you can save a lot of money and make health care costs less if you ration it.”

“What were really trying to do is level out the health care system. It has gotten so one-sided as more and more people have been put into managed care; in fact, about 70 percent of the patients in the country.”

“When they hear from you, it counts. Thats how were going to win.”

“Average Americans are going to win this, not me. And not just your organization, not just the providers of health care, but the American people are going to cause this to happen. But they have to keep sending those cards and letters.”

“If at the end of May we dont, well reform, regroup, decide how were going to go about it, but if the task force cant come up with the bill, Im going to push mine, and go ahead and make the changes in it that weve been working on now for a year or two and just go for it.”

“We have five chairmen on our bill from the Republican conference, and thats very important. Were where we been trying to get to for three years, and that is to say to the leadership: Listen, lets discuss this and lets come out with a bill this year that protects patients in reference to managed care. Thats right where we are.”

There is no question that managed care is managed cost, and the idea is that you can save a lot of money and make health care costs less if you ration it.