"I think it is a fair expectation on the part of the taxpayers and the beneficiaries that periodically you kick the tires on the program."
"It is certainly fair for the program to expect that if the plans are securing discounts, that some of that benefit would come back to the program and to the taxpayers."
"I think it is outrageous that there--you have independent community pharmacists that are essentially being locked out of the opportunity to participate in a preferred pharmacy network."
"Instead of harnessing the power of consumer choice to lower costs overall by aligning lower cost sharing with lower total costs, the plans divide the interests of individual beneficiaries on the one h..."
"I think seniors are being told that by fear-mongering members of the other party who don't like the ACA."
"I appreciate you convening this hearing so we can examine this important topic and the proposed legislation to address this issue of the use of performance-enhancing drugs in the horseracing industry."
"This is an important topic of discussion. You do these things--to examine these things, you make sure that a sport like this is clean because it is in the long-term interest of the industry in maintai..."
"I just want to pick up on the end of those comments, and thank you, Dr. Woodcock, for being here..."
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Dr. Shuren, I know when last year we were debating the various proposals around this reform one of the issues was where to draw the line, what the proper balance should be in ..."
"My understanding is that a lot of the companies, insurers that have been offering plans in the individual market, the ones who are sending out these notices are actually repositioning themselves in th..."
"So this notion that people are being turned away from an affordable product that provides good, quality care is preposterous."
"the bigger story is that people want to access affordable health care coverage, and they're coming to these sites."