02/16/2011
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"I write to express strong concern over legislation pending in the U.S. House (H.R. 850) and the U.S. Senate (S. 1134) that would allow a fiscally-irresponsible and environmentally-damaging $700 millio..."
"I do understand, Mr. Blum, that if the IPAB recommendations are not acceptable to the Congress, we can simply override them with our own ideas and our own proposals about how to contain costs."
"Again, the point of the hearing is how do we maintain quality, how do we encourage the pharmaceutical sector to innovate and take some risks, but how do we get a handle on the enormous cost of providi..."
"The Affordable Care Act was focused in part on outcomes."