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I don't necessarily want my physician making all my decisions.

The fact of the matter is right now politicians and insurance companies are making decisions. We're saying we want doctors to be making decisions. And I think that will lead to a higher-quality, lower-cost system over time.

Residents of my district continue to stress to me that they want health care decisions to be made by patients and doctors, not by the government and insurance companies.

Medical professionals, not insurance company bureaucrats, should be making health care decisions.

I always think, medically... you really have to be your advocate. You have to be able to back up everything that you're feeling with some information and protect yourself through the world of hospitals and doctors' offices, so the more information the better.

Medical care is one of the only sectors in which Americans are asked to make significant, long-term decisions without knowing the exact price of those decisions up front. Americans deserve to make informed decisions about their medical options.

You're certain to get a decision in a trial.

My job as a physician is to make sure I have provided my patients with the best options to make the decisions that affect their lives.

I'm strongly for a patient Bill of Rights. Decisions ought to be made by doctors, not accountants.

I know how critical it is to make sure that people with pre-existing conditions have affordable insurance, and states are able to do that.