11/18/2014
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"We have seen in our Medicaid program in Ohio, through this lock-in program, a 41-percent reduction in dosages for certain narcotics."
"The administration has been seeking the authority from Congress to allow Medicare to use the tool that Medicaid already uses."
"I want to thank Senators Portman, Brown, Casey, and Kaine, whose offices and colleagues and staff met on many occasions."
"I think the administration weighing in more precisely on this legislation would help us to get it through the process."