Mark McClellan People Quotations

Every day we're seeing more and more people get their prescription drugs smoothly, and we have other steps in place to make sure that anyone who is having difficulty can get the drugs they need.

It's time for people with Medicare and those who care about them to start thinking about making Medicare decisions. And we will help them.

People do have time to take a deep breath. They don't need to rush into a decision.

The challenge in policymaking is to take all the steps we can to help avoid unnecessary costs, to help people save money, to drive costs down wherever possible. That's the way to have both affordability and better and better health care.

When you look at the people who say they don't plan to enroll, it's mainly because they already have coverage. They have coverage through a former employer or through a Medicare health plan, and that's just great.

Many people were expecting significant reduction in retiree coverage, which just hasn't happened.

Our surveys show that, 5-to-1, people are very satisfied with the program. For people who have had problems, we're finding the problems and fixing them.

People need to start by understanding what kind of coverage they have now.