24 Quotes by Helen Darling

Making the right purchasing decision involves factoring in a mix of cost and quality measures--but there are no standardized data sets on network costs that allow us to make apples-to-apples comparisons. These new HEDIS measures are a strong step in the right direction.

Leading employers in the U.S. remain committed to helping their employees with health benefits coverage and programs to improve their health and the health of their families. These employers know that one of the most important ways to control costs is to help employees and their families get and stay healthy.

Maybe this is the missing piece. ... I like his philosophy: Run the ball, push the ball, but be smart. He emphasizes timing and spacing, changes of speed and direction.

I think they will be looking. It seems to be a cheap fix.

Our members are very excited about this program. Rising health costs are a major challenge for employers and their employees, and this program offers the opportunity to improve quality and consumer decision-making while possibly lowering costs.

It doesn't sound like it is any more than most corporations did 15 to 20 years ago. This isn't going to solve their problem at G.M. They're still 15 years behind everybody else.

We've created a nation of very entitled people who think they can have almost everything.

The government will actually pay employers to continue to provide something. If this works, it may be a model for some other things in the future.

We're very concerned about states taking steps like this, which really is a mandate on businesses. They ought to be working on a way to deal with the uninsured, and this doesn't make sense as a way to do it.