House Proceeding 11-07-09 on Nov 7th, 2009 :: 7:12:10 to 7:15:15
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7:12:07 to 7:12:28( Edit History Discussion )

Ron Kind: the american people. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york has -- mr. rangel: i would like to recognize ron kind, two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: 3 1/2 minutes remaining. mr. rangel: two of those minutes and thank him for the great contributions he's made to looking at health care the

7:12:10 to 7:15:15( Edit History Discussion )
Speech By: Ron Kind

7:12:29 to 7:12:49( Edit History Discussion )

Ron Kind: way it should be and that is value and not volume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from wisconsin is recognized for two minutes. mr. kind: i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. members will please take seats. and multiple conversation. -- muffle conversation. the gentleman may proceed.

7:12:50 to 7:13:10( Edit History Discussion )

Ron Kind: mr. kind: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, let's be clear. we really face three choices here tonight. our plan, their plan, and the consequences of doing nothing. but we know what inaction will bring already. we will pay more. we will get less. and we will bankrupt ourselves as a nation due to rising health care costs. let's just take a moment and compare the two plans before us

7:13:11 to 7:13:32( Edit History Discussion )

Ron Kind: this evening. according to the congressional budget office not only is our health care reform plan completely paid for, but we reduce the deficit by $10 billion in the first 10 years alone. they by only $68 billion. we cover an additional 36 million uninsured americans in this country.

7:13:33 to 7:13:54( Edit History Discussion )

Ron Kind: they increase the number of uninsured from 47 million today to over 52 million by 2019. we cover 96% of americans under our plan. they, 83%. we give small businesses tax credits to use in the national exchange to make it more affordable for them. they do nothing. we banned discrimation basted

7:13:55 to 7:14:15( Edit History Discussion )

Ron Kind: on pre-existing conditions. they do nothing. they closed the doughnut hole for seniors in medicare. they do nothing. most importantly, they do nothing to reform our healt care and how we pay for it in this count we change the fee-for-service payment under medicare, which is all volume based, to a reimbursement system that rewards quality and the value

7:14:16 to 7:14:36( Edit History Discussion )

Ron Kind: of care. why is this important? because studies show that we are spending over $800 every year on tests and procedures that don't work. they don't improve patient care. and because of overtreatment in too many instances we are making patients worse off rather than better off. our payment reform plan has the

7:14:37 to 7:14:57( Edit History Discussion )

Ron Kind: best potential of increasing the quality of care for all americans at subtanksly lower price. they do nothing. mr. speaker, just two months ago president oba stood in this chamber and reminded us what the true character of the american spirit is all about. he reminded us that we did not

7:14:58 to 7:15:15( Edit History Discussion )

Ron Kind: come here to fear our future but to shape it. that is the historic us this evening. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. kind: i ask my colleagues to support it. mr. rangel: 30 additnal seconds. mr. kind: i ask my colleagues to sport true reform and