12/09/2014
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"CMS has a responsibility to Medicaid patients, to States, to taxpayers, to be transparent with their criteria for approving or disapproving State demonstrations."
"The administration and Congress have a duty to ensure that taxpayer dollars used for Medicaid are spent in a manner that promotes its core objectives."
"Medicaid is a lifeline for some of our Nation's most vulnerable patients."
"It is unfortunate that CMS declined to participate in this important hearing, despite our best efforts."