i don't know the particular air that caused little taylor mccormick her life. i do know she was not alone. as the chairman said yesterday the department of health and human services inspector general released a report showing again that for too many medicare patients suffer or even as a result of medical errors. for me eliminating that harm is a top priority. what i also know is that all over this nation, there are hospitals and clinics and offices that are making thrilling progress toward better, safer care. i've worked with these places for 20 years. there are hospitals that have reduced their inspection -- infection rates to zero, that have reduced ways, that have become truly excitingly patient-centered. this has to do with cost also. what's true in every other modern industry is true in health care, too. poor quality costs more than good quality does. doing things right cost less than doing things wrong. hospitals and clinics all of the country are discovering that and proving that. denver health, for example, has reduce their costs by nearly $50 million s