My hope is that the Senate, and the house, and the President will work together to deal with an issue that confronts us right now with respect to the CSR's.

On behalf of the people of Colorado, who have been waiting forever, it seems, for a bipartisan effort here, I want to express their gratitude to you for the work that you have done.

I recently sent a letter with Senators Cassidy, Warner, and Young to request a GAO study on value-based arrangements.

We encourage the Committee to look at mechanisms and incentives to facilitate pharmacists' ability to access and exchange information through Electronic Health Records (EHRs)--essential to team-based coordinated care.

Is there anybody on this panel who thinks that a jail cell is an appropriate place to do treatment for opioid addiction, or a preferred place to do treatment for opioid addiction?

Last year there were 442 deaths in Colorado related to opioid overdoses.

Do you think it makes any sense, though, for us to be cutting off Medicaid when you have a population in a jail where 100 out of 115 people are addicted to opioids?

We should have a thoughtful move forward, but I do not think we need to... let the perfect get in the way of the good enough.

I think in the 9-page proposal, there are roughly 200 words, I think, devoted to international taxation.

It is mind-boggling that you could think about having a major change with that little consideration.

In my home State of New Hampshire, we have focused a great deal on state flexibility and competency-based assessments and we are proud of that work.