07/12/2011
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"Most importantly, we asked that the final rule on implementation of the Sunshine Act be released 'no later than June of this year so that partial data collection for 2012 can commence.'"
"Mr. Chairman, may I call to the chairman's attention the bill that Senator Wyden and I introduced called the Medicare Data Act that we think would bring more public attention and accountability to the..."
"And so I think the Sunshine Act, getting it up and running, is a concrete way to help achieve that goal."
"Congress has made investments to increase the number of people trying to stop Medicare fraud."