Claire McCaskill actually said...

"I think if we went to no contingency and just a flat fee, you take away the incentive for them to ferret out people who are abusing the system."

"If there is no difference in the treatment and there is no difference in what happens, then why do we need time constraints at all?"

"I think we should be informing beneficiaries of their status so that they do not get this unexpected bill later."

"I think, going forward, that these ACOs are really our best hope to handling our generation and the costs that will be associated with our generation as we all move into the Medicare system."