"we need to show that we deserve their trust"
"we ought to look at what is in the best interests of our country and our economy"
"I would like to start with some questions for Mr. Balto."
"But they are not getting enough value out of it, the value is not being passed along to the consumer."
"But, again, the fact that they continue to go back to PBMs suggests that there is efficiency somewhere."
"Are you confident that this merger would not, in effect, squeeze them out?"
"I certainly believe with the emerging health care reimbursement models, this will be even more important."
"I also wanted to talk to you more broadly just about concerns that I developed as a result of conversations I have had with local pharmacies throughout my State."
"Are you suggesting that because only 5 percent of the audits that could be conducted, in fact, are being conducted?"
"So that is much of what you are referring to when you talk about the lack of transparency, is that most of the time that audit is not, in fact, being conducted."
"I see that my time has expired. Thank you very much."
"This isn't a situation in which we can just do nothing because doing nothing will bring about a situation in which we're forced to make abrupt, draconian, and very painful cuts."