Every now and then I ask witnesses--as we try to drill down and find out where we can save some money, I ask the witness...
Thanks, Dr. Jensen.
Let me just interrupt you if I can. I mentioned earlier the program that we are running, initially in three States, with...
Somebody else? Dr. Jensen.
Are there audits that you are awaiting permission to begin?
We are talking about billions of dollars we are trying to capture.
One of the ideas is to allow the employees who stop smoking, lose weight, control their cholesterol, control their blood...
I think those resources can be brought to bear here, and it is almost an incentive system.
Their strategy at CMS and the MEDICs was to use proactive data analysis to identify the problems and prevent them before...
But we are not making enough, as you know, and I feel and I think my colleagues feel there is a certain passion to want ...
But, we could say, well, we are getting $600 million, $700 million, that is a pretty good way to measure success.
I think we are really still at the starting gate.
I think it is time we take a very hard look at this program as to whether or not the taxpayers are getting a bang for th...
Let me just interrupt you again, if I may. Describe for us in terms that everybody could understand what a desk audit is...
I want an up-or-down vote.
We all agree on.
President Obama wrapped up the meeting today with a request and a warning as well. He asked all sides to search for comm...
Well, we all agree on that.
