So by any objective account, CMS has failed in overseeing the CO-OP program; $2.5 billion in loans have been given to these 23 CO-OPs.
The Sunshine Act, introduced in 2009 by Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Herb Kohl (D-WI)...
Sunshine is the best disinfectant
This administration has attempted to bypass the Congress and create regulatory schemes not authorized under the statute.
Senator John Breaux from Louisiana and I spearheaded the so-called 'Tri-partisan' proposal to reform TANF.
Several years ago, I wrote a letter to President Obama indicating my willingness and desire to work with him on welfare reform.
Welfare programs--and the individuals they are designed to help--have become just another pawn in the endless partisan conflict.
I think it is important that we do review regulation from time to time to ensure that our policies and regulations are functioning.
I always tell them I have been doing this for 20 years and I am alive. I am a living laboratory for the safety of biotechnology.
Biotechnology holds great promise for agriculture, and as the population grows around the world, and it is going to continue to grow very dr...
CMS does not have evidence indicating that locum tenens, as used by physicians under current law, has led to a general increase in utilizati...