"one area where we have great consensus is the importance of prevention and wellness."
"That's the States' share and that's typically about a third, right?"
"It would raise our costs $27 million if we were just prevented from doing what we did right now."
"That would suggest that the cost overall of taking Medicaid to a 150 percent to States is going to cost somebody, either the Federal Government or the State governments, $4-$5-$600 billion over the ne..."
"Governors have seen firsthand the burden that Medicaid causes. I mean, the fact of the matter is that it's completely out of control and is the main factor, in my view, in terms of bankrupting States."
"Your testimony at other times is to say rather than get rid of the flexibility you now have to reward healthy behaviors by incentives, you'd like to have more flexibility, is that not right?"
"that's a pretty good investment moving forward."
"But you would agree that the investment is only a beginning of the amount of money that we may need?"
"So, pay-go does not apply to the healthcare reform bill we are considering?"
"it would be important to know the details of the proposal and the cost of the proposal before we vote on the proposal and act on the proposal, if we are to take, show respect to the President's desire..."
"if the President is going to write us a letter and say don't add to the deficit and give us a lecture about pay-go, shouldn't it apply to the healthcare reform bill, which is variously estimated betwe..."