Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act of 2023

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Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Mr. Chair, if you go to the VA's website, they have an entire page devoted to QALYs where they say outright, to date the quality-adjusted life year is the preferred metric for estimating health effects. There is a perfect example of what we are talking about right there on the VA website.

Mr. Chairman, I had surgery December 28, and I have been on this scooter ever since. It really does give you a different perspective for people with disabilities. For me, it is temporary, but it has made me realize that people with disabilities, people with certain health challenges, it is not temporary for them. They deal with this all the time.

Are they any less of a person than I am or than you are? No.

That is what we are trying to say here. They deserve the same treatment as anyone else does.

I am in strong support of this Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act because it will expand access to lifesaving treatments and prevent discrimination against Americans with disabilities.

The way that we come up from the Rayburn Building up to the second floor, to the House Chamber, well, you know those escalators are broken right now. The other day, I am coming up, trying to make it to a vote. Both escalators are broken. I tried to get on the elevator, and someone has changed the elevator to where you have to have a badge to get on it. If there had not been someone who came by with a badge, I would still be sitting there right now.

This is serious. This is what we are talking about. These are real people. This is good legislation, and I thank the gentlewoman for bringing this. I support this, and I hope you will, too.

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