"I think maybe that sort of--the way that we bring people into leadership positions for a relatively short period of time, a year or two, they are gone, we have vacancies, sometimes for extended periods of time before we fill them again."
"That is a problem."
"Good. Thank you."
"I think it will take such a sustained commitment for there to be real progress in this area."
"We need to work even harder."
"Would you say that number again, that last sentence."
"Thank you so much. Ms. Taylor, you are recognized."
"Those three estimates, as Senator Carper pointed out, are roughly about 50 percent of that $72 billion in improper payments."
"There has to be a price to pay for that, not just paying back the money, but a greater price than that."
"Unfortunately, until we put market discipline into the health care system, waste and fraud will continue to be a reality in Medicare and Medicaid."
"The idea of post-payment review and recovery audits are all sensible approaches, but one of the things that we are not doing is payment reform."