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...look at the results, the 80% of all the various bills that are out there that people have agreed to, reflect our - most of our ideas from the start of this process. So we haven't had trouble in moving the process to most of the things that we want to see in health care, which we think will help the American people have quality, affordable health care...
...that going to happen occasionally or at least that I'm not going to be able to get what I want? I mean - Well - yes. I mean, here's what I've tried to say. Here's how I've described it, and this is the truth as I see it: There is nothing that - there is nothing that would make you healthier that health reform would prevent you from getting. What we are interested in doing is giving doctors and patients the ability to sort through what's effective and what's not, and not purchase things that...
...what if it would make me just a little bit healthier, but it would really cost a lot of money and I want it? Well, what you're describing is - what you're describing is the status quo now. There are all kinds of things that people want that would make them a little bit better and they don't have. Every single person who goes to the emergency room goes through that. Every single person who is denied reimbursement for something by an insurance company is going through that. Every single person who's got an $8,000 deductible...
...think other than that we've been pretty consistent about how I think we need to approach the problem. And by the way, I in no way want to suggest that cost is more important than coverage. My point has been that those two things go hand in hand. If we can't control costs, then we simply can't afford to expand coverage the way we need to. In turn, if we can expand coverage, that actually gives us some leverage with insurers or pharmaceutical industry or others to do more to help make the health care system more...
What about - you mentioned that subsidies have to be there. What's - you're hearing now - 300% [that the government would provide assistance to people earning up to 300% of poverty]. Is that enough? Is that really - Until I actually see the numbers, I don't want to give a definitive answer on that. I do think that if we can figure out what is a fair, appropriate percentage of your income that you're paying on health care, and peg it - peg subsidies so that it's meeting that test, potentially with some regional variation then...