'One nation under God' ? that phrase has new meaning to me, ... It is one great nation, and it is nowhere better exemplified than in the outpouring of care, love, compassion and capacity than what I've seen in the state of Texas. |
(This) is an insurance program like any other insurance program -- if you wait to just before you (need) it, it's more expensive. We need to help them know why it's important they do sign up. |
[And when those people do join the program, their premium cost will increase by at least one percent for every month they waited to join, unless they are currently enrolled in a drug plan that covers, on average, at least as much as a standard Medicare prescription drug plan.] Like other insurance, you must pay this penalty as long as you have Medicare prescription drug coverage, ... Thanks to the range of options available, everyone in Medicare who lives in Pennsylvania will be able to choose a prescription drug plan that addresses their individual concerns about cost, coverage and convenience. For premiums that are in many cases much lower than expected, seniors will be able to get Medicare-approved prescription drug coverage that will help protect their health as well as their savings. |
[As part of the goal to] rebuild the vaccine manufacturing industry in America, ... we need to have the capacity to produce 300 million courses of a vaccine for any strain of a pandemic flu. |
[Kennedy asked about reports that the administration planned deep cuts in Medicaid and Medicare and] whether we're going to be squeezing and denying health benefits. ... It's always been my belief that we can expand the number of people we serve with the available resources. |
[Scientists believe bird flu] will migrate or mutate slowly toward the type of flu that can be transmitted from person to person, ... We would not be ready if it were to happen instantly. |
[The assurance of a decision by Sept. 1 came in a letter from Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt to Sen. Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.), chairman of the committee that voted to endorse Crawford's appointment.] I have spoken to the FDA, ... and, based on the feedback I have received, the FDA will act on this application by September 1, 2005. |
[The United States is unprepared for the next flu pandemic, lacking the manufacturing capacity to provide 300 million doses of a vaccine for three to five more years, Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt said.] What we all learned from (Hurricane) Katrina is that sometimes we have to think very clearly about the unthinkable, ... We're not as prepared as we need to be. ...We will not have enough for everyone. |
500 different types of medication. |
A pandemic is different than any other disaster that we've ever managed. |
A pandemic is unique among disasters. It could happen in 5,000 different communities around the world at the same time, and no central place can manage all of those difficulties, and so local communities need to be ready, and part of the president's plan is to assure that they are, |
Another option is for us to rework and resize the Games in a way that will fit within the available Olympic revenues, |
Any community that fails to prepare with the expectation that the federal government will, at the last moment, be able to come to the rescue will be tragically wrong. There is no way in which 5,000 different communities can be responded to simultaneously. |
Anyone who thinks the federal government can come to the rescue at the last moment does not understand the complexities of this situation. |
Avian flu or H5N1 is still primarily a disease among animals, ... Human deaths have been almost exclusively among humans who came into contact with infected birds. The virus has not shown itself to be easily transmitted from person to person and, unless it does, will not result in pandemic. |