07/17/2018
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"I just want to say how much I appreciate the tone of this hearing and this discussion, and I hope we could have more like it."
"Optometrists, podiatrists, optometrists, chiropractors have all been recognized by Congress within the definition of physician providers in the Medicare statute."
"OK. And currently, don't optometrists, podiatrists, chiropractors follow the same criteria right now and successfully report the same quality measures as M.D.s and D.O.s?"
"So talking about the patient, by having different quality measures and incentives, do you think that that could affect their access to quality care and their choices?"