Jim McDermott: “One of the issues that the questions Mr. Tiberi is raising about small practices sort of leads me to the question of…”

One of the largest holes in the Medicare system is that it does not currently cover most dental, vision, or hearing expenses.

The truth is that Medicare must be strengthened, not cut, and benefits must be expanded, not scaled back.

It is not what happens in Mr. Kind's district, where about 80 percent of the people have advance directives.

This is the kind of hearing where there isn't much disagreement about the fact that we want to have quality.