I'm not disappointed about the principles of the act. I think we can be proud of them. I too was proud of this piece of legislation. Our industry has steadfastly supported this act's fundamental principles. Despite differences of opinion as to how the act should be applied, I hope that we don't lose sight of the act's objective, which is to come up with a system to help people who are sick. The legislation is not as effective as it was expected to be and unfortunately, it has not been used to its full potential.
On April 23rd, 2007. See this statement in context.