Jim McDermott: “My point is, Mr. Chairman, patients don't shop, they follow what doctors tell them to do.”

It has been a pleasure serving on this committee.

Innovation will be central to our efforts to address rising healthcare costs.

The bottom line, as far as I am concerned, is what happens to patients.

We are trying to figure out where we are going as a country and how we can turn our investments and innovation into sustainable models moving forward.