I thank you, Chairman Pitts and Ranking Member Pallone, for holding this hearing, and I would like to thank Melanie Bella for helping to lead the charge at CMS to improve care for 9 million patients who by definition are the sickest, poorest, costliest individuals covered by either Medicaid or Medicare.
Markey expresses gratitude for efforts to improve care for vulnerable patients.
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