let me just change subjects for a second and ask you about an effort that my colleague lloyd doggettnd i have been after for a number of years and that's ending the use of social security numbers on medicare cards. as you know that finally became law earlier this year as part of the medicare act chip reauthorization act. let me ask you is hhs already implementing that and how fast do you think you will be able to issue cards without social security numbers on them. >> first let me say thank you. having put this in the budget when i first arrived at omv i thought as i told you on our call that it would take years so thank you for your leadership and effort on this. we were pleased and i personally was excited. right now we are putting together the work plans to to that. we haven't established the exact time table but as soon as it was passed the next day i have asked the team where are the work plans, we want to do it as quickly as possible in ways that will serve the consumer. as you know, there are a lot of medicare consumers, we want to make sure we're not disrupting them or their

let me just change subjects for a second and ask you about an effort that my colleague lloyd doggettnd i have been after for a number of years and that's ending the use of social security numbers on medicare cards. as you know that finally became law earlier this year as part of the medicare act chip reauthorization act. let me ask you is hhs already implementing that and how fast do you think you will be able to issue cards without social security numbers on them. >> first let me say thank you. having put this in the budget when i first arrived at omv i thought as i told you on our call that it would take years so thank you for your leadership and effort on this. we were pleased and i personally was excited. right now we are putting together the work plans to to that. we haven't established the exact time table but as soon as it was passed the next day i have asked the team where are the work plans, we want to do it as quickly as possible in ways that will serve the consumer. as you know, there are a lot of medicare consumers, we want to make sure we're not disrupting them or their

let me just change the subject for a second and ask you about an effort by my colleague, lloyd doggett come and i've been after for a number of years confidence indices of social getting numbers on medicare cards. as you know that finally became law earlier this year as part of the medicare access and authorization act. let me ask you is hhs poverty and limiting that? and fsb think you'll be able to issue cards without social screen numbers on them? >> first, let me say thank you, having put this in the budget when it first arrived at omb i thought as i told you on article it would take years so thank you for your leadership and effort on this. we were pleased and i was personally very excited. right now we're putting together the work plans to do that. we have an established exact timetable put us as it was passed, the next as the team for the workplace. we want to do as quickly as possible and in ways that will serve the consumers. the are a lot of medicare consumers are going to make sure we're not disrupting them for their services but we very quickly want to do because, like you w

ask you about an effort that my colleague lloyd doggett and i have been after for a number of years. and that's ending the use of social security numbers on medicare card. as you know, that finally became law earlier this year as part of the medicare access and chip reauthorization act. so let me ask you. is hhs already implementing that, and how fast do you think you'll be able to issue cards without social security numbers on them? >> first, let me say thank you. having put this in the budget when i first arrived at omv i thought as i told you it would take years. so thank you for your leadership and effort on this. we were pleased, and i personally was very excited. so right now we are putting together the work plans to do that. we haven't established the exact timetable. but as soon as it was passed the next day have asked the team for the work plans. we want to do it as quickly as possible in ways that will serve the consumer. as you know, there are a lot of medicare consumers. we want to make sure that we're not disrupting them or their service. but we very quickly want to do i

. >> well, i think lloyd doggett for helping me with that.ow easy how easy do you think you can make it for seniors to get a knew car? >> that is the part. we wanted to be easy for seniors and we want to be sure that they understand. one of the one of the things we don't want to do is create confusion. figuring out a way we can enter and those with existing cards because we don't want to have a confusing situation. i look forward to staying in touch with you and your office. >> thank you. >> thank you. i want to thank my colleague for not drinking all of the kool-aid and bringing forward something constructive that the people outside know. it's healthy. .. i don't like the i would you democrats have done it. let us help you to do it better. but to take some sense of pride that the supreme court will just strike down the opportunity for people to get just basic health care to me is not just mean spirit -- >> will the gentleman yield? >> i don't think so, mr. chairman. you're on a roll now and i don't want to have you to come a nice guy at this