Ben Cardin actually said...

"I found your presentations to be as comprehensive a presentation that I have ever received on the treaty, and I thank you for that."

"The challenge is, it is so difficult to put that into code where you are reducing, in your case, reimbursements to hospitals based upon admissions and rewarding long-term care providers based upon res..."

"But I want to get back to reality. You all are facing additional cuts in the Medicaid programs in every State in this Nation."

"We are running against a cliff that is going to come up very soon as to how we deal with the sequestration."