Top 30 Kathleen Sebelius Quotes

I know how tough it is to stand up to powerful forces that prey on consumers.

To me, part of the magic of this era is that the very same innovations, discoveries, and technologies that are allowing us to live longer, healthier lives are also creating a healthier economy.

But the dollars spent on economic incentives and new investment strategies are wasted unless we seriously address the two most important economic issues in Kansas: education and health care.

What we’ve been finding is that when you remove the barriers to innovation, you can actually hold costs down while lifting entrepreneurs up and getting better health results.

Being a mother is no longer a liability, and being a woman is no longer a pre-existing condition! That’s what change looks like.

There’s a digital revolution taking place both in and out of government in favor of open-sourced data, innovation, and collaboration.

Insurance companies can no longer refuse to cover Americans with pre-existing conditions.

If your voices are not heard, you can be sure that many others will be – in particular those who are paid to present a point of view, and often do it most effectively.

The essence of good government is trust.

If you’re under 26, you can stay on your parents’ plan. You can go back to school or get extra training without fear of a health catastrophe bankrupting your family. Over three million previously uninsured young adults are now on their parents’ plans.

The secretary actually already has a good deal of authority within the confines of the Affordable Care Act. Step one really is a question of whether or not HHS will continue to reimburse insurance companies for cost-sharing expenses.

But for us Democrats, Obamacare is a badge of honor. Because no matter who you are, what stage of life you’re in, this law is a good thing.

A healthy state encourages many voices – and lots of listening.

If you’re self-employed, between jobs, or can’t get insurance through work, you’ll have access to affordable health insurance as good as Congressman Paul Ryan’s.

But wishing our Kansas soldiers ‘God speed’ is not enough. We need to comfort, care for, and protect their families. And we should ease the financial burdens that these families often face.

While closing our innovation gaps won’t solve all our problems, we have some very real opportunities to improve the quality of care that’s delivered to millions of Americans.

Insurance companies can no longer refuse to cover Americans with pre-existing conditions. That’s what change looks like.

Global health issues remind us – perhaps more than any other issue – that we are all children of the same extended family.

In many ways, human health is the great global connector.

And under Obamacare, insurance companies can no longer discriminate against women. Before, some wouldn’t cover women’s most basic needs, like contraception and maternity care, but would still charge us up to 50 percent more than men – for a worse plan.

I’ve spent my career fighting the worst practices of insurance companies.

I believe we all agree that, for the health of Kansas, nothing is more important than education.

Being a mother is no longer a liability, and being a woman is no longer a pre-existing condition!

We have an opportunity to create a future where we are actually encouraging providers to keep people away from acute care, whenever possible.

Although black and white Americans live, work, and learn together now, there is still injustice in America.

General Motors spends more on health care than steel.

American research and resources have literally changed the face of humanity, by tackling deadly and once-deadly diseases.

There are people in this country who have waited for decades for affordable health coverage for themselves and their families.

From 1965 to 1967, my dad, Jack Gilligan, served in Congress and helped pass landmark laws like the Voting Rights Act.

I was governor of Kansas when Mitt Romney was governor of Massachusetts.