A rite of passage in America when you turn 50 and have good health insurance is a colonoscopy.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The state of the health of the individual is equivalent to the state to the health of the colon.
Pray for intestinal fortitude, work hard, and keep the faith. Oh, and pray for good luck, you're gonna need it.
We should allow people to purchase health insurance across state lines. That will create a true 50-state national marketplace which will drive down the cost of low-cost, catastrophic health insurance.
Once colon cancer becomes symptomatic, nine times out of ten it is too late.
In the field of health care, we are giving people access to insurance who have not had it before.
What is Medicaid all about? It's staying true to the mission: to care for people historically left behind.
I can tell you, going out to buy toilet paper in the U.S. is a completely predictable experience.
We have in Tennessee a number of wonderful faith-based clinics to serve the uninsured. It is an important principle with them that everyone pays something as they are able.
When somebody follows you 20 blocks to the pharmacy, where they watch you buy toilet paper, you know your life has changed.
Health care does not worry me a great deal. I've been impressed by some wonderful old people.