I urge my colleagues to support this bipartisan amendment to H.R. 3716. I yield back the balance of my time. The CHAIR. Does any Member seek time in opposition to the amendment?

This bipartisan amendment makes a few technical changes to the bill. First, this amendment modifies the short title to better reflect the policies of both sections of the bill. Second, this amendment updates the effective dates throughout…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 1, lines 2 and 3, strike ``Ensuring Removal of Terminated Providers from Medicaid and CHIP Act'' and insert…

I thank the gentleman for his comments. It is true that when you find common ground and work together, good things happen, and this is one of those instances. I think there are a lot of areas in health care. I was a healthcare provider…

The bipartisan bill before us today improves access to quality healthcare providers for vulnerable Medicaid patients. Today, State Medicaid programs too often suffer from waste, fraud, and abuse, which can harm beneficiaries and waste…

I would just like to echo the words of Mr. Tonko. This is good legislation. It improves the Medicaid program. It ensures access to quality providers for our Medicaid recipients in all of our States. Also, it helps our States to determine…

I am here to support Dr. Murphy's tremendous work in the area of mental illness. It shows that one person really can make a difference. Dr. Murphy is leading the charge for our country to change the way that we deal with our mental health…

Last month Congresswoman Susan Brooks, Senator Dan Coats, and I sent you a letter expressing our concern about CMS's decision...

Medicaid is a critical program. I was a physician in my previous career. I am still a physician but now I am here.

One of the failures of the ACA is addressing coverage and not addressing cost.

in my view, every product that is approved by the FDA should be available to America's seniors and the limiting factor should not be the ability of CMS to stonewall and not pay for it.

I come to the floor today in support of the Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015. Before I came to Congress, I spent my career taking care of patients. As a physician, I want every American to have access to…