For the record, I totally agree with that statement.

That's a big part of----

As the population ages.

Your costs didn't go down? Your cost didn't go down----

My concern about that--and we'll talk to others about it--this is a rule that the--CMS is the federal agency, it's the Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services.

Fifteen percent is the gap?

TAP is the Transition Assistance Program?

I've got lots of notes.

We're not helping veterans if we have--if beds disappear.

By the way, that's a problem across the board. We had an Armed Services Committee hearing this week about the inability of many small businesses to interact with the Pentagon.

shame on us if we're not ready for it because it's totally predictable.

I mean that can't work for very long.

We want to keep that permanent.

By the way, that's a problem across the board. We had an Armed Services Committee hearing this week about the inability of many small businesses to interact with the Pentagon.

So the problem wasn't the service, it was the time to get the service; is that correct?

I like the idea. In other words, additional federal funds not generally but targeted toward workforce retention?

If retention is the goal, one of the ironies is that as you have gaps and you have longer hours and--that is a vicious downward spiral because people burn out.

The cheapest health intervention is the one that doesn't happen.