"We advocate strengthening enrollment standards and making participation in the Federal health care programs a privilege, not a right."
"I think there is a real opportunity here for us and for the IG and CMS to say, here is what a compliance program looks like at a managed care entity."
"I think the key for us in looking at these contractors is--I have difficulties with the bounty issue once again"
"We are going to run out of money in the Medicare Trust Fund."
"I am especially interested to see if the first State that ratified the Constitution, might be on that list."
"the demonstration project has been seen by many, including by me, as a real success"
"If we amend our law so that it allows some portion of the recoveries to be used to strengthen those kinds of systems, does that make sense?"
"If we change our audit plan and look at the most vulnerable but also the most problematic, we are going to end up eating that on the State budget side."
"I don't believe they are allowed to keep a portion of the recoveries to pay for their recovery activities."
"I think in your case in New York, what has happened under your leadership could be an example for the rest of us."
"If we are to have a robust national drug control strategy, we must not cut the resources available for these efforts."