08/14/2016
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"They have had to innovate. And as they innovate, paradoxically, they have actually improved outcomes."
"We deliver better care at lower costs. Okay? We deliver less expensive care, probably $2,000 to $3,000 less per Medicare beneficiary, than Louisiana, and we deliver better care."
"In general, States would not have substantially additional flexibility under the per-capita cap."
"However, because funding under the program would grow over time at the rate of CPIU, CBO anticipates that it would be attractive mainly to the few States that expect to decline in population and would..."