WALLY HERGER: “on rollcall Nos. 25 and 26 I was unavoidably detained meeting with constituents. Had I been present I would have voted…”

The Medicare program is in dire need of reform and improvement so that it meets the health care needs of its beneficiaries in the 21st century.

I appreciate the commission's work to figure out which approaches can improve the coordination of care in our too often fragmented health care system.

Unfortunately, the program faces significant financial challenges and is slated to go bankrupt in 2024.

I strongly believe in the competitive forces of the private market, the process by which the competition is conducted must be fair.