John Shimkus delivered an opening statement at the committee meeting.
09/24/2015
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the federal government gets involved, it creates uncertainty, it raises the cost of capital, it slows up the delivery process
So Medicare pays, in essence, 70 percent of private care costs.
I had Secretary Sebelius right at the table you are at, who in essence agreed that they had double-counted the depletion of Medicare dollars...
So this must help that fund, shouldn't it?