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On the recordJuly 29, 2014
I just cannot imagine anyone who is ill and has been put into a hospital bed making a distinction or even realizing there is a distinction between being in inpatient status or in observation status.
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine

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Collins emphasizes the confusion patients face regarding hospital status distinctions.

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