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Joe Pitts: “It is clear, however, in my opinion, that program integrity provisions alone will not provide a sustainable Medicare…”

On the recordMarch 3, 2014
It is clear, however, in my opinion, that program integrity provisions alone will not provide a sustainable Medicare program for the future.
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Joe Pitts
Republican · Pennsylvania

Editor's note · Context

Pitts emphasizes the need for structural reforms in Medicare beyond just integrity provisions.

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Explicitly creating a program exclusively for catfish seems to be unnecessary, and it directs resources away from high-risk foods.

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The jurisdictional grab serves only to shield catfish farmers against competition at the expense of U.S. consumers.

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