81 ordspråk av Michael Leavitt
Michael Leavitt
There's little question in my mind that we will at some point see a wild bird [with H5N1] enter our domain. We don't view that as a crisis; we see that as a natural step along the path. It would not be unusual, seeing what's happening in the rest of the world.
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This is much more than a public health issue and it's not just an issue for those who have poultry flocks. People have to eat and therefore businesses need to ask themselves the question - how would we continue to operate, to serve our customers and the public in general, if 40% of our workforce couldn't go to work for two to four weeks. 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.
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Three times in this century we have experienced pandemic influenza and they will come again. We must be ready,
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We are 52 days into the biggest change in Medicare history, and the plan is improving every day.
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We are gravely concerned about the potential for cholera, typhoid and dehydrating diseases that could come as a result of the stagnant water and the conditions.
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We are here today to work on a common problem, a problem that I believe that if we work on together, we can make progress,
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We are stripping away many of the eligibility and enrollment requirements normally needed to apply for federal benefits, ... No one who has been a victim of this disaster should be prevented from getting benefits they need because of government red tape.
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We are worried about places where we are not seeing processing done with this level and degree of quality. It only takes one spark to set this virus off.
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We believe that ... federal resources should be targeted to meeting the needs of those harmed by Hurricane Katrina,
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We clearly need to work through this. We are hearing about these problems and are doing everything we can.
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We could be battling 5,000 different fronts at the same moment,
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We don't want anyone to not have their drugs. We'll find a way. We're going to make sure they get paid.
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We have had no change in policy, and I can tell you that I know of no causal connection between those.
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We have learned in the past weeks that bad things can happen very fast.
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We have to find the balance between informing and inflaming, to inspire people to prepare, not to panic,
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