Jim McDermott: “We are paying twice what the French and the British and the Germans--everybody else is paying for health care, and our…”

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.

Patients who have poor or no dental care often find themselves suffering from costly and potentially fatal conditions such as cardio-vascular disease and oral cancers.

The best way to improve and sustain Medicare is by expanding it and strengthening it because, unfortunately, there are holes in the program that weaken health security of our beneficiaries.