Eliot Engel actually said...

"We must do more to turn the tide of the opioid epidemic, and we cannot hope to do that if we fail to recognize the importance of Medicaid."

"I worry that asking States to make complicated changes to their Medicaid programs in less than a year sets them up for failure."

"In my opinion, the reporting required under this bill is overly prescriptive and burdensome and may take the limited resources states have for Medicaid GME and offer reporting that will not tell us ve..."

"A more comprehensive approach is needed. We need to be thinking about the full spectrum of providers and their roles in solving this crisis."