So when we go about our rebalancing, then are we very specifically trying to counter those buildups?
What area, just in general, of buildup is of greatest concern to the United States? Is it their naval buildup?
So if they are spending $120 billion per year, can you break that out for me in terms of personnel versus procurement, w...
The current budget window is about $1.7 trillion. And when it really kicks in 2016, it will cost about $2.4 trillion ove...
53 percent that were termed 'improper' or where there was--I am not exactly sure what this represents, but 53 percent by...
I believe it is critically important that we do everything in our power to eliminate Medicare waste.
I agree with you that fraud and abuse of the system is costly to taxpayers and I am looking forward to working with you ...
When they initially estimated how much Medicare would cost the American taxpayer, they projected about 25 years and they...
Senator Johnson mentioned. In this scheme, a supplier number is established for a DME supplier that does not exist.
I appreciate the numbers that you were throwing out, $27.5 billion saved estimated over the next 10 years, but that is $...
I guess maybe the first lesson learned here is Congress is not particularly good or efficient at price fixing.
So why is that not caught in the original 17, or 14 to 30 days?
Then who determines that, in 2011, for example, that 61 percent of the $9.7 billion that was paid by the MACs, who deter...
First of all, we certainly agree that any level of improper payment is not acceptable, and certainly a two-thirds rate o...
Is that 100 percent of CMS claims paid through the MAC?
Now, that should not be a very difficult thing to fix when you take a look at--especially with the Internet now, you can...
As Senator Johnson mentioned in his opening statement...
We want an effective and efficient government, and the trick is--I come from the private sector, and we were talking abo...