I would like to just begin by following up on Ranking Member Blumenthal's comments and thoughts in terms of the number of individuals available for providing care.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
The Inspectors General from these Agencies can and should serve as a resource for these reviews and today's hearing serv...
I am honored to be chairing this Subcommittee in the 114th Congress with my friend from Massachusetts, Senator Ed Markey...
It is essential the Inspectors General view Congress as a partner in this oversight process.
I think there seems to be a sense that $50 billion was arbitrary and that it is a matter of trying to find the right num...
I think the regulatory decisions they make do not just occur in that vacuum and that they have a real effect on real peo...
Is there something we can do in terms of providing statutory authority so you can maybe cut through some of the red tape...
Let us get it down to where the dollars are actually going back down to the providers.
I think there probably needs to be some additional outreach to these folks.
Let us simplify it.