"Medicaid already provides a critical safety net for providing care for some of our youngest and most vulnerable patients."
"I applaud the co-sponsors for working through the committee to address serious stakeholder concerns by taking a new approach in the draft we are discussing today."
"I applaud the cosponsors for working through the committee to address serious stakeholder concerns by taking a new approach in the draft we are discussing today."
"The goals of the ACE Kids Act are laudable--to improve the delivery of, access to, healthcare for children with complex medical conditions served by Medicaid."
"Current law is leading to an increase in health care premiums."
"Health care is the most personal of any political issue. When Congress gets involved in health policy, we are changing people's lives."
"More government bureaucracy, regulations, and spending never successfully reduce the price of health care."
"So it is your view that giving states flexibility on grace periods and age bands, while tightening the special enrollment periods, could lead to lower costs for families?"
"The first thing health reform should accomplish is to stabilize or reduce the cost of health care."
"Current law is leading to an increase in healthcare premiums. Double-digit premium increases are hurting, not helping patients."
"We, therefore, must always be on the lookout for opportunities to improve and adapt to changing cybersecurity threats and realities."