Peter Visclosky: “I appreciate the gentleman's concern. The committee has been following the implication of the Department's medical…”

“I appreciate the gentleman's concern. The committee has been following the implication of the Department's medical reform efforts closely and certainly shares many of the gentleman's concerns. The committee has requested the Department provide details of the analysis used to determine changes to medical services at the medical treatment facilities. This analysis would include details on the capacity of the local community, cost impacts on providers, and the risk to the served populations. I assure the gentleman from South Carolina that the committee will continue to monitor these issues closely. Mr. Chair, I yield to the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Cunningham).”