"We must proceed with great caution in making changes to these laws."
"I may get back to you in a written question form about PTAC because I've got a particular sensitivity to that."
"I firmly believe that legislative approaches in this area should empower all Medicare entities to drive value throughout the program, ensure that beneficiary care and program spending are protected, a..."
"we are not in favor of removing Stark prohibitions on fee-for-service standard, self-referral, and things like that."
"I intend to have that interoperability title implementation hearing that you said would be critical for you."
"I also want to stress the continuing importance of these laws, which are intended to ensure that doctors do what is best for patients."
"This was a critical step in the right direction as we helped begin to shift Medicare towards being a more value-based payment system."
"Congress passed the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) in the 114th Congress."
"It is very important to me the PTAC work and I am discouraged to hear that you're having trouble."
"Eliminating or reducing the effectiveness of the Stark and Anti-kickback laws is not a delivery system reform agenda."
"Thank you to the committee and Congressmen Griffith and Lujan for introducing the RUSH Act. It's the first step to bringing value to Medicare."