"A person’s access to medical care should not turn on just how skilled he is as an economic creature. While some of us are smarter, taller, and quicker than others, as human beings we are equal."
"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."
"Die Praxisgebühr ist derzeit lediglich ein Instrument, um Einnahmen der gesetzlichen Krankenversicherung zu generieren. Das geht unbürokratischer und gerechter auf dem normalen Weg der Beitragsfinanzierung."