03/04/2009
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"To me it's obvious in the law what is required, so I hope you'll take a look."
"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."
"Allowing Medicare patients to receive home health services before they are finally homebound, but when it is cheaper and better to serve them at home, ought to be another restriction we can work aroun..."
"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."