Debbie Stabenow actually said...

"I think for nearly 30 years the Stark Act has been focused on rooting out fraud and preventing overutilization and protecting the Medicare program financially."

"I understand the proposal is intended to drive providers toward prescribing more generic drugs in order to produce cost savings, and I fully support that objective."

"It is not a very good system when somebody has to call their U.S. Senator to intervene for them to get the medicine that they need to be able to save their life."

"I am concerned that the scope of the current proposal seems broader than is typical of a demonstration project, and just to underscore the concerns that have been raised about rural communities, I als..."