I hoped this would be the mark-up for the Korean free trade agreement. That agreement is done.

No one is saying we should forget about Colombia. Just the opposite.

So there has never been any bending of the curve on the basis of the RUC; is that correct?

So it is not being set by CMS, but is being set by a private committee controlled by the American Medical Association; is that correct?

Do you think it might be better just to collect your own data and never mind the RUC?

It seems to me that the biggest problem that those of us who are supporting of the President's plan still have about what is going on, is that controlling costs is still not very well done.

What I am really looking for is the best set of rules and regulations that we can have to make this law work.

I lived in Kinshasa and was a regional medical officer with the State Department and saw the beginning of the AIDS epidemic.

I think you get a little more humble as you go along in this business and you realize that passing a bill isn't everything that it is cut out to be.

The Republicans want to cut $1.3 billion from community health centers.

Can you imagine your father at age 90 going out looking for a health insurance plan with a voucher?