"Warum brauchen wir den Gesundheitsfonds überhaupt? Er war der Kompromiss, der in der großen Koalition möglich war. Der Fonds ermöglicht der SPD, die Bürgerversicherung einzuführen, und er ermöglicht der Union, die Gesundheitsprämie einzuführen."
"The best diseases, from a business point of view, would be those that cause lingering illnesses. Ideally – that is, for maximum profit – the patient should either get well or die just before all of his or her money runs out. It’s a fine calculation."
"Can rational people ever be comfortable with government control of healthcare through a “single payer” system, knowing that the legislative system of representation is characterized by – and we mean this in the kindest possible way – ignorance, manipulation, short-term thinking, political tribalism and the urge to act in the absence of the facts? Especially when we know that the laws passed will then be administered by unaccountable bureaucracies?"