Chris Murphy: “Medicare is a program that albeit is expensive in terms of what it costs the Federal Government and taxpayers to pay for…”

“Medicare is a program that albeit is expensive in terms of what it costs the Federal Government and taxpayers to pay for it, we believe it is worthwhile to protect and ensure the health and health care of our elderly; but we also have to note here, as even the best of programs can use better care, in this case the best of care, what we want to make sure that Members do on both sides of the aisle is work towards eliminating waste, fraud and abuse, updating the Medicare program to make sure it is providing that high-quality care, recognizing that there have been changes in how health care is provided since the 1960s when this program began, and we need to make those things work better. We need to apply some of the changes that were recommended by the Commission on the Future of Medicare.”