WALLY HERGER: “solutions imposed from Washington often times result in terrible consequences for patients”

Congress established the competitive bidding program in light of evidence that the Medicare fee schedule payments far exceeded retail rates, leaving the DMEPOS benefit prone to waste, fraud, and abuse.

Doesn't this break the President's pledge?

The majority of Americans remain opposed to the Democrats' health care law, and an even larger number of Americans believe the individual mandate is a violation of their constitutional rights.

It is puzzling why CMS has not taken commonsense steps to protect Medicare beneficiaries from preventable identity theft by removing Social Security numbers from their Medicare cards.