Universal coverage, not medical technology, is the…

The German health care system is unique in its attempt to combine competition among sickness funds on the one hand and a universal coverage…

— Karl Lauterbach

A truly moral health care system should start out by covering all of its citizens with basic health care. It would not be seduced…

— Richard Lamm

Though not a 'Medicare for All'-style program, a public option is an oft-cited stepping stone towards the goal of universal coverage and offers primary…

— Jessica Tarlov

There is no disagreement between us [with Bernie Sanders ] on universal coverage for health care, the disagreement is where do we start from…

— Hillary Clinton

“The conclusions support WHO Director-General Margaret Chan’s assertion (see Profile) that “universal coverage is the single most powerful concept that public health has to…

— The Lancet

Universal coverage is a critical goal, but even if every man and woman, every parent and every child in America woke up with an…

— Danny K. Davis

The issue of universal coverage is not a matter of economics. Little more than 1 percent of GDP assigned to health could cover all.…

— Uwe Reinhardt

Since the days of Harry Truman, Democrats have wanted universal health coverage, believing that if other industrialized countries can achieve it, surely the United…

— Bill Bradley

The goal of real healthcare reform must be high-quality, universal coverage in a cost-effective way.

— Bernie Sanders

It is critical that we pass legislation to dramatically reform our health insurance system, and this reform should include a genuine public option, universal…

— Jerrold Nadler

I'm as deeply suspicious of big government as anyone. I'm strongly in favor of universal coverage but not single payer.

— Dean Ornish

This is something which I think this country needs... I want universal coverage! I want everyone in Massachusetts and in this country to have…

— Mitt Romney

The Holy Grail of universal coverage in the United States may remain out of reach unless, through rational collective action overriding some individual self-interest,…

— Donald Berwick

Eighty five percent of Americans, year in and year out, say they believe everyone should have universal coverage. The problem is everybody has a…

— Stuart Altman

I'm not sure the least educated members of the population are missing out on the advances in medical technology as much as they are…

— S. Jay Olshansky