On the recordFebruary 9, 2011
The point of that is that the Republicans believe that seniors need to put more skin in the game.
Source
congress.govThe point of that is that the Republicans believe that seniors need to put more skin in the game.
McDermott argues that Republicans want seniors to bear more healthcare costs.
Share
More from Jim McDermott
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.
We have begun to lay the groundwork for payment reform by passing the IMPACT Act, which will give us the data we need to improve quality in post-acute care settings.
I intend to carefully scrutinize ideas that may not be in the best interests of the program or the beneficiaries.
We have made some substantive bipartisan progress recently. We need to build on our success.