"I have talked to the doctors in Ms. Schakowsky's district and they tell me to a man and a woman that they are in deep trouble because they cannot afford the cost of delivering their care."
"The point he wanted to make was that drugs cost too much."
"something magic happens when people spend their own money."
"But, sir, that is not new information. You said you have been working on this for 30 years. Where is the beef?"
"And I would just submit the obstacle so far has been CMS. They haven't been a facilitator; they have been an obstacle."
"And not the IPAB and the provider."
"I recognize one size fits all doesn't work and that is one of the reasons I have got some concerns about what we have done, what Congress has done with the Affordable Care Act."
"The Independent Payment Advisory Board represents the worst of both."
"This healthcare law that was signed 15 months ago contains countless policies that will essentially disrupt the practice of medicine."
"It is not accountable to any constituency. It only exists to cut provider payments to fit a mathematically-created target."
"I guess what I would ask is, will you work with me and my office to see if we can resolve this if there is a legislative fix that is needed so that people understand more clearly their individual role..."