Some Governor in some State, has wrestled with this issue, they have figured out how to deal with it in an effective way, and we have to find that State, that person, figure out how they do it, and see if it is something that could be…

Thank you for your service to date to the people of the United States, and thank you for the task you are about to take on.

I am particularly passionate about State and local law enforcement.

It is my hope you will continue in that tradition.

In my view, in the last administration, legal opinions were improperly used to facilitate acts of what is now broadly understood to be torture.

I take this confirmation seriously as a result, and I appreciate how seriously you have taken it and the answers you have given so far.

I think they use a star rating system.

On the other hand, Medicare fee-for-service programs to allow beneficiaries to compare quality among hospitals and providers appear to be, at least to us, outdated.

I want to talk a little bit about Medicare Advantage plans, if I could.

As a recovering Governor, I often think of States as good laboratories of democracy to test and perfect new ideas.

I have not had anybody come to me requesting to be put in the category of being a SIFI.

One of the things I heard from a couple of you today--I think we have heard from a couple of you today--is that there is still a need for CMS to conduct stronger outreach and education.

I do not know if anybody else on the panel would be interested in doing this, but what about the idea of convening a teleconference call to just continue this conversation, because, between the three of you, you can help us make some real…

One of the things they do for us is, about every other year they come up with something called a high-risk list.

we want to make sure that the improper payments that are being paid continue to be reduced.

So we may want to think about realigning the incentives just a little bit.

we need to help figure out how we could, each of us, do our jobs a little bit better.

Somebody needs to put on the hat of the taxpayers, because they have a stake in this as well.