care under the medicare program, through medicare advantage. it's four others as well. so that says to me, that this is a systemic problem within the system. it needs to be fixed because they're defrauding the american people and the medicare problem, number one. number two, ceo of united health care in 2014 was compensated $66 million, one person, one salary, one year. the republican health care bill that was passed by this house included, on page 67, a $15.5 million tax cut to united health care's ceo and their top executives. $15.5 million. in total. the other companies that are questioned for overbilling, defrauding the medicare program, that bill provided their top executives with a $78 million tax cut. at the same time, that company and four others are under investigation for defrauding the medicare program. you can parse it any way you want. to me, it's a blatant violation of the trust that every member of this congress took an oath to uphold and to protect. i'll yield back. >> the gentleman's time is expired. mr. miller, thank you for a

to reform medicare. the commission's insights and analysis will be very valuable to our efforts. today is a great opportunity for us to hear advice from a nonpartisan congressional support agency in order to better understand policies that will improve the program and ensure that we're making good use of taxpayer dollars. this year's march report brings us new information and data that should help strengthen our discussion in this particular area. in his testimony, mr. miller will highlight numerous inefficiencies in the postacute care space. one statistic that i personally found quite staggering is that nearly $30 billion with a b in the current postacute care baseline is being used inefficiently. mr. miller will highlight the medicare extenders. medpac will use -- we will use today's hearing to give everyone a refresher course. extending these programs has a cost, and every time we spend money in one area we're making a decision not to fund priorities in other areas. clearly, there are many areas that

the highest rate of medicare beneficiaries. the lowest hospital medicare reimbursement. and the wage index against us is not very fair. this is quite alarming to me, seems unfair but when you think about the fact that we are contemplating medicare trust less solvent, it just means making sure as policymaker's we are not going in the wrong direction when it comes to medicare and medicaid. as i visit my hospital administrators and physicians and nurses across the district, i am concerned about the impact of proposed medicare cuts and medicaid uncertainty on primary care shortage. i have an article i would like to submit about the primary care physician shortage in alabama in the new york times. >> without objection. >> perry county which is in my district not only has the lowest number of doctors and only two ambulances but most recently had a terrible outbreak in tuberculosis, and it was 100 times higher than the national average and kenya. imagine i was quite alarmed having that in my backyard and my district, only three physicians countywide and only one in marion where

that is not medicare today. today, medicare is cancer, it's diabetes, it's heart disease, it's strokes, and it's other chronic conditions. seniors who have two or more of these chronic conditions now account for more than 90% of all medicare spending. and today older people get their care in a variety of different ways. there's still fee for service and there's also medicare advantage, accountable care organizations, and a host of innovations being tested across the country. because medicare is a guarantee, a promise of defying benefits, it's pastime to update this promise so as to deliver to patients with chronic conditions the best possible care in the most efficient manner. so as the chairman touched on, the legislation today begins this transformation. older people will get more care at home, less in institutions. there will be expanded use of life-saving technology, that's why it's so good to see senator schatz and senator wicker here to talk specifics. there will be a stronger focus on primary car and expa

not medicare today, medicare is cancer, it is disease. it is heart it is strokes, and it is other chronic conditions. seniors who have two or more of these chronic conditions now allunt for more than 90% of medicare spending and today older people get their care in a variety of different ways. there is still fee-four-service and there is also medicare advantage, other organizations and a host of programs bring tested across the country. because medicare is a guarantee, a promise of an offense, it is passed time to update this promise so as to deliver to patients with chronic conditions the best possible care in the most efficient manner. as the chairman touched on, the legislation today begins this transformation. older people will get more care at home. there will be expanded use of life-saving technology. that is white is so good to talk specifics. there will be a stronger focus on primary care and expanded use of non-physician providers. in my view, still to come is an shoring that each senior with multiple chronic conditions has and a

care under the medicare program through medicare advantage. it's for others as well. so that says to me that this is a systemic problem within the system that needs to be fixed because they are defrauding the american people and the medicare program. number one. of united c.e.o. was h care in 2014 compensated $66 million. one person. onalry. one year. -- one salary. one year. the republican health care bill onsed by this house included age 67 a $15.5 million tax cut to united health care's c.e.o. and their top executives. $15.5 million. in total, the other companies that are being questioned for overbilling, defrauding the medicare program, that bill provided their top executives ith a $78 million tax cut. at the same time that that company and four others are under investigation for defrauding the medicare program. you can paragraphs it any -- parse it any way you want. to me it's a blatant violation of the trust that every member of this congress took an oath to phold and to froket. chairman tiberi: the gentleman's time has expired. thank yo

the medicare space and program. med pack has proposed innovative solutions and i look forward to hearing more from the report. meeting with providers recently, there's been a aresounding concern. overbearing regulations are increasing, burdening providers and seem to be driving out and discouraging small providers in particular. i'm worried about the direction we're head ng this area. i'm hopeful my colleagues on the subcommittee, the full ways and means committee of this congress with work together with the new administration to not only spur innovation, but reduce regula toigs burdens across the medicare program. with that, i'd like to introduce today's witness, mark miller, the executive director of the payment commission, welcome back. and before i recognize ranking member levin for an opening statement, i ask unanimous consent that all members statement's be included in the record. with that, i recognize ranking member mr. levin. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman and it's a pleasure for us to work with you.

part >> i'm glad you brought up the cost of drugs on medicare, i was in congress when medicare part n vote was taken. many of us in congress wanted ts be able to use the bargaining power of the medicare program because we have so many subscribers to negotiate. much like we do in virginia for veterans. unfortunately, the republican majority at the time decided they did not want to do the and how that vote open.be i believe four or five hours before they pulled the last couple people down the aisle to pass medicare party without requiring us to negotiate for lower prices. in the commercial markets that's what insurance companies do. big insurance companies go to farming and say we have x amount of customers. if you want access to our customers this is what will pay for the drug. the result is lower cost for the customers. in the federal government and medicare program the republican majority in the house of representatives did not want to do that.f they decided instead of negotiating with pharma they would pass the program without that, as a result medicare part d customers are paying h

you want medicare, but you don't like how the medicare drug plan works. luckily we had republicans out there that have the medicare drug plan that was available for people to it's not perfect, but at least they put it in. my purpose is this. you want medicare for all. don't you realize that half the people in the country -- 25% of the people in the country have medicare? that reimburses at 25%. half the people in the country have non-medicare health care coverage that reimburses at 70%. if you had medicare for all, which medicare is already on the bankrupt side, you would realize that the doctors and providers in the hospitals would not. to survive -- not be able to survive. host: you're shaking your head. guest: first of all, the reimbursement claim is just not true. private reimburses at a three times higher rate than medicare. they reimburse off of what medicare pays. most private insurers reimburse off of what medicare pays basic level of benefit and then go to the private markets for like seniors uch do at this time. host: last call, mike, democrat,

medicare, not much , a repealse medicare. who buyects people their own insurance or has medicaid for it is a small place -- slice of the population. that is what the affordable care act set up to fix. whoe are those who argue made it worse. you have individual insurance, you could be affected by this because there are dramatic in all themedicaid debate. medicaid 70ople on million people. this bill would not only phaseout the formal care act would cap the amount and that would have an impact .ventually incomed also impact low disabled people and elderly people in the nursing homes. host: i'm sure we will have questions on that as well including existing conditions. with fear what viewers have to say. it's very interesting. people ever pick -- big part of the operation, a company would say when they close down or whatever, here we wee all these years later think it's over and it's not. -- it became an people can't seem to think all of that is over. insurance. about being born is a pre-existing a tiny baby we saw that has to hav

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that is not medicare today. today, medicare is cancer, it is diabetes, it is heart disease, it is strokes, and it is other chronic conditions. seniors who have or more of these chronic conditions2 now account for more than 90% of all medicare spending. and today, older people get their care in a variety of different ways. there is still fee-for-service, and there is also medicare advantage, accountable care organizations, and a host of innovations being tested across the country. guarantee,icare is a a promise of defined benefits, it is past time to update this tomise so as to deliver patients with chronic conditions the best possible care in the most efficient manner. on,s the chairman touched the legislation today begins this transformation. older people will get more care at home. less in institutions. there will be expanded use of life-saving technology. that is why it is so good to see senator schatz and senator wicker here to talk specifics. there will be a stronger focus on primary care and expanded use o

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that is not medicare today. today, medicare is cancer, it is diabetes, it is heart disease, it is strokes, and it is other chronic conditions. seniors who have 2 or more of these chronic conditions now account for more than 90% of all medicare spending. and today, older people get their care in a variety of different ways. there is still fee-for-service, and there is also medicare advantage, accountable care organizations, and a host of innovations being tested across the country. because medicare is a guarantee, a promise of defined benefits, it is past time to update this promise so as to deliver to patients with chronic conditions the best possible care in the most fficient manner. so as the chairman touched on, the legislation today begins this transformation. older people will get more care at home. less in institutions. there will be expanded use of life-saving technology. that is why it is so good to see senator schatz and senator wicker here to talk specifics. there will be a stronger focus on primary ca

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all medicare beneficiaries. which now will allow us to begin the testing process with all of our systems and data exchange partners. to then be able to mail the card and begin the transition period. we hope to have this by april of 2019 with the beginning of the amount of cards in april 2018. the transition period for us is very important. so all stakeholders are able to receive the new mvi, submit bills and claims using the new mvi and ensure that healthcare is available and provided to medicare beneficiaries. >> will they be the same as the past? >> no, and you identifier is an 11 digit code. but it is an alphanumeric code that is randomly assigned or was randomly assigned when we do this over the weekend it does not look anything like the current health insurance number. >> okay, so - we have done this with some resources and you pulled -- the system will be complete in 2019? >> that is correct. >> am i correct in saying that? >> yes. >> that is pretty big. and you are standing by that? >> i am standing by th

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>>host: caller from kentucky. >> caller: i have medicare. a i have medicare. a medicare or medicaid. his promise, k on what is the problem, why is he million take their 800 from medicare and drop medicaid ridiculous, quit lying to the voters. i didn't vote for him and i'm going to. he's a liar anyway. i don't want to lose healthcare, will be at his front door come election day and have some words for him. right, connie. our last caller here,

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why don't we say, listen, you can't get denied medicare if you get on medicare and let medicare cover all of your expenses so that you don't have to get additional insurance. there are different ways of going about this but the bottom line is this. i think we should agree. the burden of health care cost should not be on the soldiers -- on the shoulders of a republican or democratic real human beings that struggle every day and then give multimillionaires a past. -- a pass. health care is a fundamental right. why? if you we know that , and youroke your bone wanted somebody to mend your bone, if you get sick, you want somebody to help you. if your neighbor is sick with an infectious disease you want them to get better because otherwise you might get that infection as well. andth care is a common good we should have the social responsibility to take care of them. we should have the personal responsibility to make that are choices and we should help the american people get the care they need when they need it. regardless of their ability to pay. pedro: one more call. james, west palm beac

services is removing the numbers from all medicare cards by 2019. the department of veterans affairs has ceased printing social security numbers on prescription bottles and kroe correspondence and working on finding a new way to identify people. these steps are real progress but barriers that still exist to full uimplementation, up with o those is a lack of strong approach from omb itself. gao found that the 2007 memorandum did not define unnecessary use or outline time line or performance goals. as a result many agencies were vague and subject to varied interpretation of the years. and they did -- making it difficult to determine if they were reducing collection and use. omb must strengthen its monitoring of compliance. federal efforts to reduce social security numbers use has faced other challenges. agencies are legally required to collect social security numbers for identity verification in a number of programs and social security numbers remain the standard for identity verification across government programs. opm worked to create an alternate i

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