07/09/2013
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"New Jersey is in a unique position because my state is an all-urban state with no rural or critical access hospitals."
"So, Mr. Chairman, in conclusion if we don't identify and respect the right to know, and we had a Patients Bill of Rights, which is part of the reform process that we are now going through, then we def..."
"You mentioned earlier observation status is particularly problematic when Medicare beneficiaries need care in a skilled nursing facility after leaving the hospital."
"I cosponsored along with Joe Courtney and Tom Latham, it is bipartisan, the Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act."