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Only if everyone buys insurance can insurers afford to cover people with preexisting conditions or pay the costs of catastrophic diseases.

— Robert Reich

As long as we decline to allow sick, uninsured people to just lie down and die on the side of the road, everybody has…

— Gail Collins

The premise of insurance is to spread the risk. It's the premise of homeowner's insurance, of car insurance, and of health insurance. It's one…

— Jeanne Shaheen

Even if I might say to myself, 'I don't need health insurance. I won't get sick,' the fact is, as human beings with mortality,…

— Neal Katyal

I understand the horrors of having no insurance, but, believe me, eight hours of sleep and good meals are NOT going to prevent you…

— Michael Specter

You cannot drive a system that's going to be aiming at preventing illness if everyone is not in it. The whole gaming of health…

— Mehmet Oz

For many Americans, including many who are employed, going to the doctor when they fall ill or become injured may not be an option…

— Ben Nelson

Without health insurance, getting sick or injured could mean going bankrupt, going without needed care, or even dying needlessly.

— Jan Schakowsky

If you have a system that says everybody who needs healthcare gets it and we're going to make sure that it gets paid for…

— Glenn Loury

Health care is very different from other sectors of the economy in several respects, one of which is the fact that the risk can…

— Joseph Stiglitz

Everyone should have health insurance? I say everyone should have health care. I'm not selling insurance.

— Dennis Kucinich

Having insurance doesn't guarantee good health outcomes, but it is a critical factor.

— Irwin Redlener