Schumer in 2010: ‘If We Going to Eliminate the Waste, Fraud and Abuse in Medicare, It Does Mean We’re Going to Cut Some of that Out’

Schumer About a third ░░░░░░░░ all of the spending ░░░░░░░░ s done in Medicare ░░░░░░░░ I would imagine a ░░░░░░░░ of it is in ░░░░░░░░ private sector as well ░░░░░░░░ t go to really ░░░░░░░░ health care it goes ░░░░░░░░ other things And the ░░░░░░░░ nub of this is ░░░░░░░░ do we wring that ░░░░░░░░ out that fraud abuse ░░░░░░░░ without interfering with the ░░░░░░░░ care that we want ░░░░░░░░ person on Medicare Medicaid ░░░░░░░░ private insurance to get ░░░░░░░░ average citizen knows this ░░░░░░░░ How many times when ░░░░░░░░ look at your medical ░░░░░░░░ you ve undergone a ░░░░░░░░ procedure and you see ░░░░░░░░ Smith 4 000 and ░░░░░░░░ sort of vaguely remember ░░░░░░░░ just waved and poked ░░░░░░░░ head in the door ░░░░░░░░ we re going to ░░░░░░░░ the waste fraud and ░░░░░░░░ in Medicare it does ░░░░░░░░ we re going to ░░░░░░░░ some of that out ░░░░░░░░ when I hear my ░░░░░░░░ Dave Camp say you ░░░░░░░░ cut money out of ░░░░░░░░ well we don t ░░░░░░░░ to cut the good ░░░░░░░░ that you point out ░░░░░░░░ not or to then ░░░░░░░░ the prevention But if ░░░░░░░░ re going to if ░░░░░░░░ third if what Senator ░░░░░░░░ says that one third ░░░░░░░░ Medicare doesn t go ░░░░░░░░ patient care you can ░░░░░░░░ just get up there ░░░░░░░░ say we don t ░░░░░░░░ to cut anything out ░░░░░░░░ Medicare We want to ░░░░░░░░ the bad stuff and ░░░░░░░░ the good stuff And ░░░░░░░░ think that s where ░░░░░░░░ can find common ground ░░░░░░░░ some of the things ░░░░░░░░ ve mentioned some of ░░░░░░░░ things that are in ░░░░░░░░ bill And I hope ░░░░░░░░ least in this area ░░░░░░░░ can move forward that ░░░░░░░░ because frankly the Republican ░░░░░░░░ has always stood for ░░░░░░░░ rid of the waste ░░░░░░░░ and abuse in the ░░░░░░░░ In 97 it was ░░░░░░░░ centerpiece of your program ░░░░░░░░ all of a sudden ░░░░░░░░ year we re hearing ░░░░░░░░ t don t do ░░░░░░░░ of that That s ░░░░░░░░ that I think we ░░░░░░░░ come together on I ░░░░░░░░ you.”