鈥淲e all value the medical cures and innovations that the pharmaceutical industry has developed over the years, but it鈥檚 become clear that some of these companies are dramatically overcharging Americans for what they offer.鈥�
Barack Obama at the University of Iowa, Iowa City (29 May 2007)
鈥淲e can make tremendous improvements in the cost of treating chronic disease by using modern information technology to collect information on the practice patterns, costs and effectiveness of physicians. By simply documenting and disseminating information on best practices we can eliminate those costly practices that don鈥檛 yield corresponding value.鈥�
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John McCain at the University of South Florida, Tampa (29 April 2008)
鈥淣ow is the time to finally keep the promise of affordable, accessible healthcare for every single American. If you have healthcare, my plan will lower your premiums. If you don鈥檛, you鈥檒l be able to get the same kind of coverage that members of Congress give themselves. And as someone who watched my mother argue with insurance companies while she lay in bed dying of cancer, I will make certain those companies stop discriminating against those who are sick and need care the most.鈥�
Barack Obama in his nomination acceptance speech (28 August 2008)
鈥淢y healthcare plan will make it easier for more Americans to find and keep good healthcare insurance.鈥�
John McCain in his nomination acceptance speech (4 September 2008)