"I was excited to hear that you were excited about that and passionate about it."
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Appreciate you being here this afternoon."
"Wouldn't you agree that this evidence demonstrates the critical role of the PDMPs in addressing the opioid epidemic, saving both lives and dollars?"
"If more physicians and pharmacists were checking the PDMP, would you expect the number of opioid prescriptions to decrease? I would."
"I think we do need to discuss it, because one of the things that it also says is is that if there is a patient in hospice or palliative care, they would be exempt from the requirement to consult the P..."
"Rep. Griffith's bill would realign PDMPs under the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to coordinate efforts that will improve data collection and integration into physician workflow."
"That is a pretty cheap fix for a serious problem."
"the PDMP discussion draft from Representative Griffith and Ranking Member Pallone would incentivize States to continue to improve their PDMPs"
"we are trying to figure out what is both right for the patient and right for society as a whole."
"the problems would be very similar. It would be reasonable to make that conclusion, would it not?"
"I would love to know if we can get everybody on the same page."
"I think I can speak for the whole committee to say this needs to stop, it needs to stop now, and we need to figure out how we are going to protect our constituents and our citizens."