Mark Warner: “Over the past decade, a hundred rural hospitals have closed; we have seen three of those in my State of Virginia.”

If we don’t get safety right, all the things about workforce or agent liability or national security, which has to be dealt with, we may miss.

I’m making the bet that after the midterms there’s going to be a much greater willingness to come to the table and get things done.

Yes, we have to have federal regulations.

The hospital or nursing home is not the right option for every patient.