06/10/2009
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"Your authorities preceded the Choice Act. So when you use the word 'choice' in one of those three options, it is really not related to the Choice Act, correct?"
"I think there is--it is difficult for families and veterans to determine the long-term care resources that are available to them."
"I would like to know if it, which is now operational--does it give you additional authorities, make it easier for a veteran to get nursing home in a community, or unchanged?"
"What should happen when a small-town nursing home comes to me and says: We would like to care for our veterans in our community, but we have no contract with the VA. What can you do to help us?"