Angus King actually said...

One of the concerns--and I've heard this when I've met with their agencies, particularly in rural Maine, is an epidemic of loneliness.

My concern about that--and we'll talk to others about it--this is a rule that the--CMS is the federal agency...

Every day that you delay a nursing-home placement, the veteran is happier and the taxpayers are happier.

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