Political Quotes

“Well, there are certainly a series of things that we know we can do to reduce the cost of Medicare. Some of those are already in place. They've been brought forward by the Affordable Care Act. Others are yet to be done. The prescription drug issue is out there, enormous savings, $160 billion or $150 billion right there over a 10-year period. The fraud in the system, some of that was dealt with with the Affordable Care Act, but there's much more that can be done. There are fraudulent billings for durable medical equipment as well as other kinds of services that are provided. Those need to be addressed. The systems that are being put in place, that is, moving away from fee-for- service, will significantly address that. In the area of hospitalization, again, there are programs that are viable, that are not yet implemented, that are not part of the savings that have already been calculated, for example, programs on the dual eligibles. The dual eligibles are those people that do not have sufficient income, but are already quite ill that may be 20 years of age, and they're getting Medicaid as well as Medicare. There are savings that can be found in the way in which we organize that.…”