"I think it is significant that we are having this meeting, this hearing in February of this year."
"I think this is a good thing for Congress after it passes a law to take a look at how it is being implemented."
"Hon. Joseph R. Pitts, a Representative in Congress from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, opening statement."
"I think those are just a couple of examples of many of these programs in our discussion today which work to save money."
"I am concerned that under Order 1000, FERC is defining benefits so broadly and spreading costs so widely that this simple axiom has no meaning anymore."
"The Affordable Care Act--ACA--as noted in a July 24, 2012, Congressional Budget Office--CBO--report, cut $716 billion from Medicare."
"The ACA also required CMS, effective January 1, 2012, to provide quality bonus payments to MA plans that achieve four, four and half, and five stars."
"I would like to thank our witnesses for being here today, and I look forward to their testimony regarding how the ACA will impact the Medicare Advantage program."
"The cuts in the Affordable Care Act pose a real danger to seniors keeping their doctors and the benefits that they now have in Medicare Advantage."
"Medicare Advantage has a proven record of success and is popular with seniors because it provides better services, a higher quality of care and increased care coordination."
"I believe there are several existing reform proposals for Medicare Advantage that merit further discussion and feedback."
"What I think happens fundamentally in the Medicare Advantage program is that it allows for more of a freedom of choice among the different competitors in there being the insurance companies that are o..."