"Der SPD-Abgeordnete René Röspel will die Verbindlichkeit von Patientenverfügungen einschränken und fordert Grenzen für die Selbstbestimmung. Er fürchtet, dass Kranke zu Geißeln ihrer niedergelegten Entscheidungen werden."
"Any eventual reform to health care, regardless of who wins, is going to become the usual mess based first on ideological inclination and then processed through the machine of money, industry influence, political pandering and either "compromise" or "cooperation," depending on how one views unwillingness to demand absolutes."
"A few years ago I realized that my bonus, based on my "quality" management of diabetes, was compromised by the poor quality of my patients. I then dismissed many of the alcoholics and non-compliant (more correctly, I maneuvered them to dismiss me -- much less hassle); and my bonus scores have greatly improved. I thought I was clever, but I've come to believe that this is exactly what the the network, the insurance companies, and the gov't, wants me to do."
"Wir werden im Bereich der Vertragsärzte die Regelung streichen, dass für Neupatienten deutlich höhere Honorare bezahlt werden, weil diese Regelung dazu geführt hat, dass Patienten als Neupatienten geführt werden, die gar keine echten Neupatienten sind"