Susan Collins actually said...

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

As Senator Collins pointed out, most everybody would prefer to die at home, and yet, most die in an acute care hospital or a nursing home.

Allowing Medicare patients to receive hospice care and curative treatment at the same time ought to be a sensible solution.

Allowing Medicare patients to receive home health services before they are finally homebound, but when it is cheaper and better to serve the...