Opening statement emphasizing transparency in healthcare payments.
09/11/2012
https://www.congress.gov...
We need to do all we can to make sure that these new medical products are getting to the market quickly as well as safely.
this system simply isn't working. It is inadequate. It is broken, needs to be fixed.
However, the drive toward getting new technologies to market should not be done at the risk of patient safety.
I am concerned about the timeline of implementing the physician sunshine provisions (section 6002) of the Affordable Care Act.