Jim McDermott: “Do you think it might be better just to collect your own data and never mind the RUC?”

The witch hunt that is going on here is really about discrediting the IRS.

To make that a reality we have to move the conversation in Congress away from harmful ideas like privatizing the program and cutting seniors' benefits.

Now, the reason I raise this issue is that we all know that about 70 percent of healthcare costs occur in the last 6 months of life.

I intend to carefully scrutinize ideas that may not be in the best interests of the program or the beneficiaries.