I would like to clarify that Congress does not wish to interfere with those arrangements in a way that could lead to higher fees being imposed by administrators to make up for lost revenue, which would directly raise health care costs and hurt consumers. This is clearly not something that was the intent that we'd like to do.
On the recordJune 30, 2010
Editor's note · Context
The speaker is addressing concerns about interchange fees related to prepaid cards in health care and employee benefits.
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