Reform must include home care & hospice.

Inadequate access to acute health care and long-term care is the single most devastating problem facing America. This problem will only get worse unless prompt action is taken. Reform legislation must address the need for access both to basic health care coverage that includes home care and hospice services and to a comprehensive array of long-term care services based on home care. Without federal reform, health care costs will continue to increase while access to basic services and long-term care services deteriorates. Congress should make the most of the current climate of support for change and make health care reform a top priority for action next year.