Frank Pallone actually said...

I am encouraged that CMS implementation of GAO's recommendations will further help state Medicaid programs in their efforts to address this ...

Every dollar lost to misuse or fraud of our Federal health programs is one less dollar available to fund essential lifesaving medical servic...

Given that Medicaid is a joint state/Federal program, states have a very important role to play in preventing improper payments.

I appreciate your mentioning our New Jersey grant because, obviously, we did have a lot of vulnerabilities during Super Storm Sandy.