Political Quotes

Thomas Carper

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Jul 11, 2011

Thanks for that testimony. I thought your testimony was just excellent and enjoyed reading it and hearing it in here today.

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Jul 11, 2011

One of the things that Senator Coburn and I had worked on for a number of years was the issue of improper payments.

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Jul 11, 2011

Well, might that work the other way for the private health insurance companies if they decide not to pay a claim under the Medigap----

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Jul 11, 2011

I want to lower expectations. It is actually $20 billion over 10 years, but if you can do the $20 billion a year, we will take it.

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Jul 11, 2011

I also would second the comment about enhanced information sharing and just to ensure that as that occurs, that we take into account privacy and security considerations.

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Jul 11, 2011

Those are the kind of answers that we give. You are not supposed to do that. You have to be more specific.

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Jul 11, 2011

I am a big believer in oversight.

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Jul 11, 2011

What I always say here, and Scott has heard this a million times already, everything I do, I know I can do better.

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Jul 11, 2011

The second half of that question--anything you want to add about activities where CMS's performance might be wanting in this regard?

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