Political Quotes

“I thank you, Mr. Murphy. I appreciate you and your work on behalf of seniors in Florida and around the country on this important issue. I just want to recognize you and the bipartisan group we have here standing up for our seniors and Medicare Advantage. I was honored to be part of a group of freshmen in our party who met with Secretary Sebelius yesterday, and we were able to, with the help of our leadership, express to the Secretary our concern about the proposed cuts. Part of what we told her was that Medicare Advantage continues to offer seniors and individuals with disabilities additional choices for high-quality, coordinated care in their communities. With a focus on innovative services, prevention, and disease management, these plans have consistently delivered improved health outcomes while containing costs and requiring copayments or deductibles from beneficiaries. Further, consistent with the goals of HHS, these plans reduce hospitalizations and readmissions, decrease the length of stay in nursing facilities, and manage high-risk, high-need patients more effectively. I thank the gentleman for letting me add my voice to folks who don't want to see us do something that is pennywise and pound foolish. We have a system that is incentivizing well-being and focusing on prevention. It can really add a lot for the benefit of our seniors, and we all want to see it preserved as it is. Thank you very much for the time.”