Debbie Stabenow actually said...

"We all want very much for people to receive the best health care possible, and we know that a health-care payment system that rewards doctors for doing their job also improves patient outcomes and sav..."

"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."

"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 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."