Michael Burgess: “Eighty percent of Medicare, which is a lot, is spent by 20 percent of the patients.”

I never expected that CMMI was actually going to deliver the cost savings that was promised.

I urge all my fellow colleagues to join me in supporting H.R. 766 and ensuring that we continue to prioritize preventive healthcare initiatives for the betterment of all Americans, and I reserve the balance of my time.

I am pleased to yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Alford) for his comments.

I urge adoption of the amendment. It is important, with $31 trillion in national debt, that we be good stewards of taxpayer dollars. The gentleman is right. I have pursued this for a number of years, but it is because it is a noble cause…