Susan Collins actually said...

"Allow patients to receive Medicare coverage in skilled nursing and without these 3-day inpatient hospital stay rules ought to be something that we can work through."

"In many cases hospice care enables dying patients to remain in the comfort of their own homes, free from unnecessary pain, and surrounded by family and friends."

"I think that people should be able to enroll before they provide documentation."

"I really think it would actually discourage people from enrolling."