Senate Proceeding 11-03-09 on Nov 3rd, 2009 :: 4:14:40 to 4:15:40
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Benjamin L. Cardin: this is not important. we cannot deal with our deficits if we don't deal with health care costs because without dealing with health care costs, we cannot dea medicaid. the senator is absolutely right. mr. cardin: health care costs are growing at about three times what wages are growing in america today. that means government that pays for medicaid and medicare will continue to pay a larger amount of the budget for health care unless we can get health care

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Speech By: Benjamin L. Cardin

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Benjamin L. Cardin: costs under control, and it means american families are going to be paying more of their income for health care unless we get health costs under control. so how do we get health care costs under control? we do it by prevention, we do it by wellness, by streamling the bureaucratic system, by using health information technology

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Benjamin L. Cardin: more effectively, by managing diseases. we do it in a way that brings down health care costs and improves access and quality, and that's what the -- what we're doing, and the senator from delaware is absolutely right. what we are accomplishing, what our goal is is quite simple -- bring down the escalating costs of health care, provide access to affordable quality health