Ami Bera
ON THE RECORD · 4 verbatim quotes · every quote source-verified
“Up until this moment in time, that is what the conversation's been, right? Democrats defending the Affordable Care Act, Republicans attacking the ACA,”
Ami Bera · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-31
Bera described the historical partisan divide over the Affordable Care Act and said the current crisis opens opportunity for new thinking.
“Doctors who have practised, have been in the exam room, in the OR [operating room] have a unique perspective on patient care. They bring that unique perspective to Congress.”
Ami Bera · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-31
Bera said doctors who have practised in exam rooms and operating rooms bring a unique perspective on patient care to Congress.
“I think it's such a crisis moment that it's opened up the opportunity to think about the ‘what next'?”
Ami Bera · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-31
Bera said the crisis moment in healthcare has opened the opportunity to think about what comes next.
“Let’s not talk about reimbursement. Let’s talk about why we went to medical school — we want to care for our patient,”
Ami Bera · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-31
Bera said doctors should focus on why they went to medical school — caring for patients — rather than reimbursement.