None of us are going to tolerate any kind of acceptance of this.
Those who won't play by the rules, they need to face the consequences.
The problem gets worse, the problem doesn't get better, and when it does get worse, you just change the metrics.
What we usually have as our tools in Congress is a carrot or a stick to enhance that.
Unfortunately, the Medicaid program is far too accustomed to fraud.
I guess one way I could put this is, for centuries people have tried to deal with the issue is there life after death, and apparently there ...
We are here today to discuss a continuing and increasingly expensive problem: Waste, fraud, and abuse in the Medicaid program.
The size of this problem and the need for a new paradigm of treatment can't be understated.
This is critically important. Too many people have died, even during the course of this hearing today.
One of those is 42 CFR Part 2, which governs confidentiality protections for all substance use treatment records.
Are we fighting heroin or not? I'm really frustrated with this, so I really--give me some more guidance on plan one.