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Pitts, Joseph "Joe" - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
MOVE STRAIGHT TO SECRETARY SEBELIUS' TESTIMONY AND QUESTIONS. THE CHAIR REMINDS MEMBERS THAT PURSUANT TO THE RULES, OPENING STATEMENTS WILL BE MADE...
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| 00:02:07 |
Pallone, Frank Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
REMARKS REMARKS. WITH THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT, I KNOW WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO TAKE THE STEPS NECESSARY UNDER THE ACA TO IMPROVE OUR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM....
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| 00:03:22 |
Sebelius, Kathleen - Secretary
MUCH, MR. CHAIRMAN AND RANKING MEMBERS PALLONE AND MR. WAXMAN. MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE, I'M PLEASED TO BE WITH YOU TODAY TO DISCUSS THE PRESIDENT'S 2013...
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| 00:07:52 |
Pitts, Joseph "Joe" - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
WE WILL NOW BEGIN QUESTIONING. REGARDLESS OF ONE'S OPINION OF THE HEALTH CARE LAW, I THINK EVERYONE CAN AGREE THERE IS A LOT OF REGULATORY UNCERTAINTY...
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| 00:09:17 |
Sebelius, Kathleen - Secretary
COUNTRY. >> A BULLETIN HAS NO REAL GUIDANCE FOR THE STATE? YOU HAVE NOT PROPOSED A FINAL RULE? >> WE HAVE NOT PROPOSED A FINAL RULE. THEY HAVE A LOT...
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| 00:13:59 |
Pallone, Frank Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
QUESTIONING. >> THANK YOU. MADAM SECRETARY, I APOLOGIZE. I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS. THE CHILDREN'S GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND THE OTHER IS ON COSMETIC...
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| 00:15:20 |
Sebelius, Kathleen - Secretary
INTEREST IN TRAINING THE PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS AND PARTICULARLY PEDIATRIC PROVIDERS. THERE ARE OTHER STREAMS OF FUNDING AVAILABLE. WE ARE TRYING TO USE...
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| 00:19:16 |
Upton, Frederick "Fred" S. - U.S. Representative, [R] Michigan
BACK. LET ME WALK YOU THROUGH A COUPLE OF THINGS. LAST YEAR, YOU STATED THAT HHS WAS ESTIMATED TO SPEND $400 MILLION ON EXCHANGE GRANTS. ACCORDING...
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| 00:19:44 |
Sebelius, Kathleen - Secretary
MR. CHAIRMAN, WE HAVE SPENT SO FAR OUT OF THE ALLOCATION TWO YEARS AGO OF $1 BILLION, ABOUT $475 MILLION. 261 OF THAT WAS SPENT BY HHS. >> THIS IS...
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| 00:25:41 |
Waxman, Henry - U.S. Representative, [D] California
DECADEsS THAT I HAVE BEEN IN THE CONGRESS, YOU ARE ONE OF THE FINEST SECRETARIES WE HAD IN THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. I'M SOMEWHAT AMUSED AT...
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| 00:27:17 |
Sebelius, Kathleen - Secretary
YOU SPELLED OUT WHAT HAS BEEN PART OF THE STRATEGY WHICH IS TO ACTUALLY PUT IN PLACE RULES AROUND FRAMEWORK ISSUES WE NEED TO KNOW. WE DO HAVE ANSWERS...
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| 00:32:43 |
Burgess, Michael C. M.D. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
WOULD APPRECIATE A TIMELY RESPONSE. LET ME FOLLOW-UP ON WHERE CHAIRMAN UPTON WAS GOING A FEW MOMENTS AGO. WE HAVE THE 2013 BUDGET FROM THE PRESIDENT...
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| 00:33:45 |
Sebelius, Kathleen - Secretary
ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME FOR PEOPLE IN MEDICAID VERSUS THE EXCHANGE WHICH WE FEEL WILL ACTUALLY HAVE AN IMPACT ON FEWER PEOPLE ELIGIBLE FOR MEDICAID AND...
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| 00:39:29 |
Capps, Lois - U.S. Representative, [D] California
CLIMATE IN WHICH WE ARE LIVING. AS A NURSE, I ALSO BELIEVE THAT WE -- I KNOW THAT WE CANNOT REACH OUR HEALTH CARE GOALS WITHOUT A STRONG HEALTH CARE...
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| 00:45:02 |
Whitfield, Edward "Ed" - U.S. Representative, [R] Kentucky
PREVENTION FUND. UNDER THE FUND, YOU HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO MOVE THAT MONEY INTO VARIOUS ACCOUNTS AT HHS. I WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU TO PROVIDE TO THE COMMITTEE...
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| 00:48:13 |
Sebelius, Kathleen - Secretary
THAT WE ARE PROPOSING BE ELIMINATED IS DUPLICATIVE OF EXISTING LAW, THAT IT ALREADY EXISTS IN STATUE. I WILL VERIFY THAT AND GET BACK TO YOU. I'M NOT...
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| 00:50:52 |
Schakowsky, Janice "Jan" - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
INSURANCE PLANS FOR NO COST. AND I THINK THAT THE CONSEQUENCE CONSEQUENCES OF THAT ARE PROBABLY PRICELESS IN TERMS OF COLONOSCOPY SCREENINGS AND FLU...
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| 00:52:15 |
Sebelius, Kathleen - Secretary
THE MEDICARE PROGRAM. CRIMINAL PENALTIES WERE ENHANCED. CIVIL PENALTIES WERE ENHANCED. WE WERE GIVEN TOOLS TO RECREDENTIAL PROVIDERS. ME NEW RESOURCES...
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| 00:56:48 |
Rogers, Michael "Mike" - U.S. Representative, [R] Michigan
KNOW IT'S IMPORTANT TO YOU. >> THAT WOULD BE GREAT. >> WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ON. IN THE 2013 BUDGET, HOW MANY ARE DEDICATED AND COMMITTED...
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| 00:57:33 |
Sebelius, Kathleen - Secretary
THEN SOME DEPARTMENT WIDE FOLKS WHO HAVE PICKED UP BASICALLY SOME OF THIS EFFORT. SO ABOUT 800 PEOPLE THROUGHOUT CMS ARE ACTUALLY DEDICATED TO THIS...
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| 01:03:28 |
Engel, Eliot - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
I AM VERY PROUD OF THE FACT THAT MY STATE OF NEW YORK TRAINS THE LARGEST NUMBER OF MEDICAL RESIDENTS IN THIS COUNTRY. WE HAVE OVER 15,000 RESIDENTS...
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| 01:05:18 |
Sebelius, Kathleen - Secretary
WE WOULD WORK WITH YOU TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE USING ALL OF THE ASSETS, ALL OF THE RESOURCES TO DO THAT. >> ON PREVENTION, ONE OF THE BEST PARTS OF...
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| 01:09:52 |
Myrick, Suellen "Sue" - U.S. Representative, [R] North Carolina
BUT IT WILL EXPAND TO THOSE WITH UNDER 32% OF THE POVERTY LEVEL AND THAT ACCOUNTS FOR NEARLY HALF OF THE POPULATION UNDER THE LAW. THE CBO ESTIMATES...
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| 01:13:07 |
Burgess, Michael C. M.D. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
ABACK BY THE PRESIDENT'S SUPERFICIAL KNOWLEDGE OF HEALTH ECONOMICS. SO HAVE YOU TRIED TO HELP EDUCATE HIM WHEN THINGS ARE FREE THAT THEY'RE REALLY NOT...
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| 01:15:15 |
Gingrey, Phil MD - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
THAT? >> I DO. >> BECAUSE THE PRESIDENT BELIEVE WE NEED TO SAVE THE MEDICARE PROGRAM FROM BANKRUPTCIES LIKE RANKING MEMBER WAXMAN DOES? >> I BELIEVE...
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| 01:15:39 |
Sebelius, Kathleen - Secretary
YOU FOR THAT. >> I DIDN'T GIVE YOU AN ANSWER. >> -- SLOGAN, WE CAN'T WAIT TO HIGHLIGHT CONGRESSIONAL INACTION REALLY ON MANY ISSUES. TELL ME THIS....
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| 01:20:57 |
Pallone, Frank Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
APPROACH AND MR. PALLONE, I THINK YOU SPENT 4 1/2 MINUTES YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTE ALLOTTED TIME GIVING A SPEECH. IF I ASK QUESTIONS AND I WANT A YES...
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| 01:21:58 |
Cassidy, William "Bill" M.D. - U.S. Representative, [R] Louisiana
DECREASE. NOW, I KNOW I HEARD THAT. THE REASON I FIND THAT CURIOUS IS "THE NEW YORK TIMES" JUST HAD AN ARTICLE SPEAKING ABOUT HOW MEDICAID COSTS HAVE...
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| 01:23:26 |
Sebelius, Kathleen - Secretary
MEDICAID EXPENDITURE AND STATE PORTION OF MEDICAID EXPENDITURE. TWO DIFFERENT NUMBERS. OVERALL MEDICAID EXPUNDENDITURE WITH NEWLY INSURED BENEFICIARIES....
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| 01:27:23 |
Guthrie, Steven "Brett" - U.S. Representative, [R] Kentucky
PENDING POSITIONS AND I WOULD AGREE THAT IF YOU LOOK AT THE LANGUAGE IN THE BUDGET YOU'RE STRIKING THE LANGUAGE THAT WAS PUT IN THE APPROPRIATIONS ACT....
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| 01:28:37 |
Sebelius, Kathleen - Secretary
HAD OUR GRANTEES ADMINISTER IT APPLIED TO GRANTEES LOBBYING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. THAT'S PART OF THE UNDERLYING LAW. WHAT IS ADDED TO OUR APPROPRIATION...
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| 01:32:44 |
Blackburn, Marsha - U.S. Representative, [R] Tennessee
220 -- >> OF THE OBAMA BILL -- >> AFFORDABLE CARE ABILITY? >> YES. >> AND THE PRESIDENT SAID WE'LL HAVE TRANSPARENCY AND OPEN GOVERNMENT AND THIS WAS...
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| 01:38:04 |
Murphy, Timothy "Tim" - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
IN THEIR CONSCIENCE IN TERMS OF PRACTICING THEIR RELIGION THAT THEY CANNOT PAY FOR A PLAN OR HAVE A PLAN THAT ALLOWS FOR OR REQUIRES PROVISION OF ABORT...
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| 01:38:37 |
Sebelius, Kathleen - Secretary
PREVENTIVE CARE. THERE CERTAINLY ARE PENALTIES FOR EMPLOYERS WHO DON'T COMPLY WITH THE LAW. THERE ALSO IS NO ABORTIFACIENT DRUG THAT'S PART OF THE...
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| 01:44:05 |
Lance, Leonard - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
YEARS. AND I THINK THAT THAT MIGHT BE COUNTERPRODUCTIVE AND I'M WONDERING WHETHER YOU WOULD BE WILLING TO RE-EXAMINE THAT. AND IN A BIPARTISAN BASIS,...
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| 01:44:43 |
Sebelius, Kathleen - Secretary
AND DEVELOPMENT, MAKING SURE THAT COMPANIES CAN IN FACT MAKE A PROFIT WHEN THEY FIND A SUCCESSFUL STRATEGY AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR PATIENTS TO HAVE...
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| 01:47:39 |
Burgess, Michael C. M.D. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
OF COURSE UNDER THE EXCHANGES, YOU WILL PROVIDE A SUBSIDY. BUT THAT SUBS CITY NOT COMING IN THE FORM OF A CHECK OR CASH TO A HOUSEHOLD. THERE WILL...
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| 01:49:10 |
Pitts, Joseph "Joe" - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
YOU. I REALLY APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SIT ON THIS HEARING AND YOUR GENEROSITY IN ALLOWING ME TO PARTICIPATE. AND WELCOME, MADAM SECRETARY. ...
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| 01:49:28 |
Christensen, Donna M. - Congressional Delegate, [D] Virgin Islands
HAS TAKEN UNDER YOUR LEADERSHIP TO END INEQUALITIES IN HEALTH CARE AND HEALTH STATUS THROUGH YOUR NATIONAL STRATEGY TO END HEALTH DISPARITIES. ON THE...
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| 01:50:32 |
Sebelius, Kathleen - Secretary
CAREFULLY WITH MEMBERS OF CONGRESS WHO HAVE TRIED TO SHARE OUR CONCERN ABOUT THE HEALTH DISPARITY ISSUES, PRESENT AROUND THE COUNTRY. AND WE HAVE LOTS...
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| 01:54:48 |
Markey, Edward J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
LONG-TERM HEALTH CARE PROBLEMS OF OUR COUNTRY. AND AMONGST THOSE INCLUDES THE NATIONAL ALZHEIMER'S PROJECT ACT TO DEAL WITH THIS VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE...
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| 01:59:13 |
Sebelius, Kathleen - Secretary
HAVE PROPOSED A PORTION OF THOSE FUNDS, ADDITIONAL FUNDS, NOT THOSE FUNDS, FOR CARE GIVING AND AT-HOME CARE. BECAUSE WE KNOW FAMILY CARE PROVIDERS ARE...
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| 02:00:48 |
Burgess, Michael C. M.D. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
TOUGH FOR THEM TO MEET. I MEAN, THEY NEED THESE RULES PROBABLY WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE MONTHS IF THEY'RE ABLE TO BE ABLE TO FINALIZE THEIR ISSUES TO MEET...
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| 02:01:17 |
Sebelius, Kathleen - Secretary
MONTHS. THEY WILL DEFINITELY HAVE THEM IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS. >> AND THE ESSENTIAL HEALTH BENEFITS RULE ALSO WILL BE COMING OUT IN THAT VERY...
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| 02:06:06 |
Pallone, Frank Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
THAT. AND RECOGNIZE THE RANKING MEMBER FOR FIVE MINUTES QUESTIONS FOLLOW-UP. >> THANK YOU. MADAM SECRETARY, I JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO...
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| 02:10:44 |
Pitts, Joseph "Joe" - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
US TODAY AND FOR ALL OF YOUR ANSWERS. I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS' OPENING STATEMENTS BE MADE PART OF THE RECORD. THE OBJECTION SO ORDERED....
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