"Unfortunately, until we put market discipline into the health care system, waste and fraud will continue to be a reality in Medicare and Medicaid."
"I think one of the better initiatives that came out of the George W. Bush Administration was the idea of the Improper Payments Information Act."
"There has to be a price to pay for that, not just paying back the money, but a greater price than that."
"We need to work even harder."
"Those three estimates, as Senator Carper pointed out, are roughly about 50 percent of that $72 billion in improper payments."
"I think it will take such a sustained commitment for there to be real progress in this area."
"Thank you so much. Ms. Taylor, you are recognized."
"Would you say that number again, that last sentence."
"Good. Thank you."
"We advocate strengthening enrollment standards and making participation in the Federal health care programs a privilege, not a right."
"Thank you for that excellent testimony."
"I think in your case in New York, what has happened under your leadership could be an example for the rest of us."