09/18/2013
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"Unfortunately, abusive patent demand letters are not a new problem, and they are not new to this subcommittee."
"It does put the health systems and the insurers in a difficult position as well."
"But all roads eventually lead to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and if you will pardon me, that does appear to be a weak link in the chain."
"So forgive me if I keep repeating the point that I have asked for contingency plans in the past, I have been told they are not necessary, that everything is fine, until it isn't, and then we all scram..."