Michael Burgess actually said...

"Each of those dollars that is spent inappropriately is a dollar not spent on a patient, and is, in fact, a wasted taxpayer dollar."

"I am also concerned about allowing entities engaging in fraud to continue to receive Federal funds."

"I think it is important to put this discussion of improper payment rates in context with large scale financing of other public and private sector programs."

"Medicaid, a program that is entirely under our jurisdiction in the Energy and Commerce Committee, is a vital program that covers and provides care for some of the nation's most vulnerable populations."