Full Transcript of Pelosi Press Conference on Health C...(o the north. I spent last week Saturday ...),Health

Date:7/13/2009

o the north. I spent last week, Saturday, in Charleston; Monday of last week in Columbia. I joined with the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce, AARP, and South Carolina Fair Share, holding two very widely attended town hall meetings. We heard stories from people that we're going to hear some of today. Today, we're joined by Diane Buch and her husband Joe Greear. They are both from Atlanta, Georgia.

Diane has epilepsy that she manages with medication. When her husband Joe lost his job, the search for affordable health care coverage became increasingly difficult.

They found a conversion policy for her and Joe, cost-prohibitive. They were denied individual policies. She is now forced to piece together medication and treatment.

For a hardworking couple in the wealthiest country in the world, this is unacceptable and undignified. That's why we need to reform the health care system now.

We will lower costs for consumers in a number of ways: ending co-pays and deductibles for preventive care; putting a cap on out-of-pocket expenses each year; and ending rate increases based on pre-existing conditions, gender, or occupation.

We will also restore sensibility and peace of mind, end the days when insurance companies effectively rationed your care, denying coverage for pre-existing conditions.

That's just part of Diane's story. Let me present her, now, to tell you some of the rest.

Diane Buch. Hi, everybody. My name is Diane Buch, and I'm here today from Atlanta, Georgia. If there's, like, trembling in my voice, this is, like, a really emotional subject for me.

There's my husband, Joe Greear. We're both now experiencing firsthand the failings of our dysfunctional health care system. We're here today to show our support for his legislation and to encourage our elected leaders to ma
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