We must find a way to cover those who are no longer healthy but need care. — Ron Williams Copy Share Image
In health care, you really need a balance of people who need health care today, tomorrow, and in the future. — Ron Williams Copy Share Image
There is no question in my mind that the health care system has to work. — Ron Williams Copy Share Image
The ACA's reliance on mandatory participation in exchanges as the only way to obtain a health insurance subsidy is fundamentally flawed. — Ron Williams Copy Share Image
I remain deeply interested in the transformation of the American healthcare system to improve quality and contain costs. — Ron Williams Copy Share Image
The basic premise of insurance is the pooling of funds from many to cover the costs of some. There are complicated methods… — Ron Williams Copy Share Image
I think if we're going to have a requirement that everyone have equal access to insurance, you really have to have a… — Ron Williams Copy Share Image
As consumers are being asked to pay more of the cost of healthcare services, they will increasingly demand more value and will… — Ron Williams Copy Share Image
I am not a lawyer or an expert on the Constitution. But as the chairman and CEO of a major health plan,… — Ron Williams Copy Share Image
We are a wealthy country. We also are the global engine of innovation in health care, whether it's the pharmaceutical industry or… — Ron Williams Copy Share Image
The ACA - popularly known as 'Obamacare' - has been an important step forward toward an admirable goal: providing access to health… — Ron Williams Copy Share Image
Championing quality improvement and value in the health care system is a passion of mine, and I'm able to bring about change… — Ron Williams Copy Share Image
What we need are different types of insurance, some of which have copays, some that have coinsurance, but they need to offer… — Ron Williams Copy Share Image
I think the U.S. is conflicted. When it comes to our own health care, we all want the best - access to… — Ron Williams Copy Share Image
There are several problems with the ACA's reliance on means-based inclusion criteria and mandatory participation in exchanges - the complexity of the… — Ron Williams Copy Share Image
I've been on record since 2005 saying we need to find a way to eliminate the use of the pre-existing condition. The… — Ron Williams Copy Share Image
King v. Burwell pointed at but did not directly challenge the ACA's most essential weakness: Government-mandated participation in health insurance exchanges as… — Ron Williams Copy Share Image
Younger participants in the exchanges and who purchase individual insurance paid more, and they just didn't see the value, and therefore, they… — Ron Williams Copy Share Image
We confuse insurance with our moral obligation to provide health-care services to people. And what we try to do is finance our… — Ron Williams Copy Share Image
The federal government should encourage rather than micromanage market reform in all 50 states. Since health care is local, private-sector innovation in… — Ron Williams Copy Share Image
After much reflection, I have concluded that the federal individual mandate, which requires all Americans to purchase health insurance starting in 2014,… — Ron Williams Copy Share Image
If an individual sticks up a bank and walks off with $25,000, there are consequences. If someone who really could have had… — Ron Williams Copy Share Image
I think if we're going to have a requirement that everyone have equal access to insurance, you really have to have a way to… — Ron Williams Copy Share Image
The basic premise of insurance is the pooling of funds from many to cover the costs of some. There are complicated methods for how… — Ron Williams Copy Share Image
Having no choice doesn't result in innovation and performance improvement. — Ron Williams Copy Share Image
A positive, high-performance culture can quickly turn negative if the CEO is not rigorous in constantly articulating values and holding people accountable for both… — Ron Williams Copy Share Image
In health care, you really need a balance of people who need health care today, tomorrow, and in the future. — Ron Williams Copy Share Image
I am not a lawyer or an expert on the Constitution. But as the chairman and CEO of a major health plan, I had… — Ron Williams Copy Share Image
The ACA - popularly known as 'Obamacare' - has been an important step forward toward an admirable goal: providing access to health insurance for… — Ron Williams Copy Share Image
I think reasonable people could agree that, at some point, there's enough income that someone should be expected to participate in the health-care system. — Ron Williams Copy Share Image
The federal government should encourage rather than micromanage market reform in all 50 states. Since health care is local, private-sector innovation in conjunction with… — Ron Williams Copy Share Image
Younger participants in the exchanges and who purchase individual insurance paid more, and they just didn't see the value, and therefore, they did not… — Ron Williams Copy Share Image
When I was a CEO, I thought I understood private equity. I didn't. And what I've learned since my retirement, and since becoming directly… — Ron Williams Copy Share Image
We confuse insurance with our moral obligation to provide health-care services to people. And what we try to do is finance our moral obligation… — Ron Williams Copy Share Image
