Jim McDermott: “We don't have to start over; we can build on what works and what is already working out there in some places.”

This is the kind of hearing where there isn't much disagreement about the fact that we want to have quality.

Last year, we came together with MACRA. That landmark reform repealed the SGR and already started the process of transforming how we try to pay physicians under Medicare.

Doing without dental coverage frequently leads to preventable health problems.

Patients who have poor or no dental care often find themselves suffering from costly and potentially fatal conditions such as cardio-vascular disease and oral cancers.