30 Quotes by John Rother

Drug prices are going up faster than inflation and we need to do more to keep them affordable.

There's no need to rush in, but most people will probably be better off getting the coverage than not joining up.

The report, while being good news for many, also points out that if the issues of the growing and aging population's future long term care needs, are not addressed today, the choices will be limited to the wealthy and highly educated. Access to choices for the population at large will be restricted to those who can afford alternatives to nursing homes such as assisted living or home and community based services. Any changes must extend the benefits of improved health and increased choice to those who have been left out thus far.

Assisted living is becoming so popular that everyone's kind of changing the sign on their door, no matter what they provide. We thought it was important to create a clear standard ... so that hopefully the label of assisted living won't be used in a way to mislead people.

It's moving in the right direction. I will say that. But this is the sixth year in a row of price increases that are at least twice the rate of inflation, so it has a cumulative effect that I think is pretty serious.

Economists are reporting a growing economy. But AARP has found that real family income has not increased since the late 1990s for mid-life and older Americans, and over the last year family income for the age group has declined.

Still, none of these discount programs can counteract the full impact of these price increases. Even with the discounts, these prices are hurting people.

the middle 50 percent we can hope they'll be OK if things go right.

I'm cautiously optimistic. I think we can see a path to a bipartisan bill.