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In my experience, it is the leader - the CEO - who plays the crucial role in creating and 'owning' an organization's culture, setting the tone, and executing on that consistently.
- Ron Williams
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As CEO of Aetna, I was a buyer of portfolio companies rather than a participant in the value creation process. From the end of the assembly line, what happened in manufacturing wasn't visible to me.
- Ron Williams
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I've been on record since 2005 saying we need to find a way to eliminate the use of the pre-existing condition. The way to do that is really to get everyone in the insurance pool, and that way, we'll have people who need health services today, some who need it tomorrow, and some who won't need it for quite some time.
- Ron Williams
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One person uninsured is one person too many.
- Ron Williams
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Having no choice doesn't result in innovation and performance improvement.
- Ron Williams
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The federal government should encourage rather than micromanage market reform in all 50 states. Since health care is local, private-sector innovation in conjunction with state-level reform of the individual and small-group markets is a better approach.
- Ron Williams
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We must find a way to cover those who are no longer healthy but need care.
- Ron Williams
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After much reflection, I have concluded that the federal individual mandate, which requires all Americans to purchase health insurance starting in 2014, will not be upheld.
- Ron Williams
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#Health
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I am not a lawyer or an expert on the Constitution. But as the chairman and CEO of a major health plan, I had a ringside seat to the entire health-care reform process.
- Ron Williams
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What we need are different types of insurance, some of which have copays, some that have coinsurance, but they need to offer a better first layer of coverage.
- Ron Williams
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Championing quality improvement and value in the health care system is a passion of mine, and I'm able to bring about change through private equity activities.
- Ron Williams
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I think reasonable people could agree that, at some point, there's enough income that someone should be expected to participate in the health-care system.
- Ron Williams
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The basic premise of insurance is the pooling of funds from many to cover the costs of some. There are complicated methods for how to do this, but one fact remains consistent: For insurance to work well, people need to be in and stay in the insurance pool.
- Ron Williams
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Every morning, I have high expectations, and then I confront the reality of what happens at 4 o'clock.
- Ron Williams
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Much of a leader's responsibility in creating a positive, high-performance culture is setting the right tone and acting on it consistently. That day-to-day execution - the tenor and tone - really makes the difference. One deviation - one exasperating meeting - and the CEO legitimizes bad behavior.
- Ron Williams
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We confuse insurance with our moral obligation to provide health-care services to people. And what we try to do is finance our moral obligation through the insurance system, which punishes the people who are fiscally responsible to buy insurance.
- Ron Williams
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#Insurance
#People
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We are a wealthy country. We also are the global engine of innovation in health care, whether it's the pharmaceutical industry or the creation of medical devices.
- Ron Williams
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