You're dipping into savings to pay the rent.

They're also going to be facing closure; aren't they?

So on a dollar to a nursing home, the State of Maine puts up roughly 40 percent, the feds 60?

What can we do to expand and support home health services which I think everybody, including veterans, would prefer and really ramp that up.

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.

Stabilize the workforce. This is directly tied to increased reimbursements, as you've heard, which need to be tied to inflation.

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

Prevention, prevention, prevention.

And my problem with the regulation is it's the best being the enemy of the good because if the result is closed nursing homes and fewer beds, we haven't gained anything.

I mean that can't work for very long.

I've got lots of notes.

I urge this committee to focus on the impact that Medicare and Medicaid payment policy is having on veterans' access to post-acute care services.

I've told my staff I want to be the falls senator; without falling.

People have told me that too so----

I think Brunswick or Portland is halfway between Madawaska and New York City. People don't realize how tall Maine is.

Well, it seems to me that's an area that we should be talking about in Washington.

So that's compounded by additional regulations that increase cost but don't provide any additional funds; is that correct?

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