Jim McDermott: “Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Krzanich, we pass laws here and the Government tries to do things to help, but I would like…”

Mr. Blumenauer put through a bill, Mr. Levin and I put a bill in 25 years ago, that everybody in Medicare ought to file an advance directive.

Let me take an example, because we hear a lot of examples given up here.

Now, similar untreated vision disorders substantially increase the risk of falls among senior citizens.

We have begun to lay the groundwork for payment reform by passing the IMPACT Act, which will give us the data we need to improve quality in post-acute care settings.