[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 19560]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           HEALTH CARE REFORM

  (Mr. LOEBSACK asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. LOEBSACK. Mr. Speaker, I am proud to be part of an effort to 
improve health care in this country. I have heard from countless Iowans 
about the need to change the current system. I have also heard from 
Iowans that we need true reform.
  Just today, the University of Iowa, the Iowa Health Care 
Collaborative, and the Concord Coalition sent me a letter. They stated, 
``We believe that the primary focus for all policymakers should be 
improving the value in health care.'' I agree.
  Last week, the Iowa Democratic delegation, along with many others, 
reached a compromise with leadership that improves the value in health 
care. I want to thank leadership and their staff for their work. The 
compromise will provide a significant cost savings, and it will fix a 
broken Medicare payment system so that we are rewarding quality of care 
and not quantity. Iowa has been a leader in quality care, and I am glad 
that Iowa and other high-quality, low-cost regions will be rewarded for 
doing what is right for patients.

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