I was troubled by the policy proposals in the testimony of both Mr. Holt and Mr. Goldwein that seemed to devalue the Medicaid program.

The Affordable Care Act sets the stage and began to put in place some initiatives to address cost growth without harming patient care.

Let me ask you, Dr. Miller--let me say this.

By 2025, the Nation will face a shortage of more than 130,000 physicians.

I think everyone here would agree that the goals of the ABLE Act are worthy. The bill's title stands for achieving better life experience, and it would allow for the creation of tax-free savings accounts to benefit individuals with…

the coverage needs to be affordable, both when you go to the doctor, and also in the amount of money you have to pay to keep insured.

Thank you. I wanted to ask Dr. Schwartz, in the CHIP reauthorization legislation in 2009, Congress gave states the new option to reduce bureaucracy and help make the Medicaid and CHIP enrollment process easier, called express lane…

I strongly support an additional 4 years of funding for the CHIP program.

I hope we can see Congress implement this commonsense MACPAC recommendation and protect low-income children from losing coverage as a result of unaffordable premiums.

I want to also take a moment to honor one of the original authors of the CHIP program, Senator Jay Rockefeller, who is retiring this year.

I believe that MACPAC has examined this issue, and could you tell us what you have found?

I just wanted to mention that in formal responses to the Energy and Commerce Committee and the Senate Finance Committee, governors from 39 states expressed support for CHIP, and urged Congress to extend the program.