Mike Enzi: “Clearly, the PBGC is facing some rough waters and will continue to face them in the future.”

I think that's one impediment we have, even for visiting doctors to come.

Pass Senate Bill 397, the Fair Medicare Hospital Payments Act, which is initially sponsored by Senator Isakson.

It's a bipartisan bill that would be the single biggest thing near-term you could do to help rural hospitals.

It's important to examine what drives healthcare costs and how we can create more value for patients particularly, and specifically in rural areas.