Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman from Massachusetts for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 6042, which will delay implementation of the Medicaid electronic visit verification system requirement by 1 year and promote stakeholder feedback as part of its implementation. The Medicaid EVV system requirement under the landmark 21st Century Cures Act was established to ensure accurate billing and delivery of personal care services in the homes of Medicaid beneficiaries. We want to make sure that Medicaid patients are accurately getting the care that they received, that Medicaid is properly billed for those services, and that we do everything possible to wring fraud out of the system. Unfortunately, the short implementation period, compounded by a delay in CMS guidance and a lack of stakeholder input, has presented significant challenges for affected populations, especially seniors and people with disabilities. I am pleased to join my colleagues, Representative Guthrie and Representative DeGette, in supporting this important piece of legislation. I am glad to see that Representative Guthrie's bill largely mirrors the bipartisan, bicameral legislation I introduced to address this issue last month.…”