"I think that is important that you do engage in that process really to try to improve everything across the spectrum as it relates to the device industry."
"My colleague Ms. Brooks and Mr. Butterfield and Mr. Peters introduced legislation yesterday to try to address some of these issues."
"As a Member of Congress, I am doing what I can to get that message out, that whatever we can do to increase primary care, we should be doing."
"unless the legislative branch in a bipartisan way reasserts its authority the future of the Constitution and this country is at risk."
"thank you to Congressman Bucshon for introducing H.R. 5122."
"Discussing the premise of physicians basing therapy on reimbursement is just--it's almost an insult to the medical profession."
"Cutting provider reimbursement without addressing the ASP is just the wrong approach."
"So you can see--you have the Federal Government in Washington, DC, affecting the local marketplace and health care and picking winners and losers."
"I just want to put that out there, and for anyone to think that there won't be is just--doesn't know Washington, DC."
"And people that have substantial political pull in this town will not be selected to have their reimbursement cut."
"I would urge CMS to scrap this proposal and come to the table with stakeholders and look at other ways that we can address patient medication costs."
"This model represents a dangerous precedent where future administrations could change the statutory reimbursement for any provider or service."