[GeronL]

Bottom Line: Go Home and Die

[AZLiberty]

Not that Daschle has any credibility to contribute, but most people would prefer to live healthy as long as possible and die at home than spend the last months or weeks of their life in a hospital. Reimbursement isn't the main issue, however. Most people either don't know or don't bother to do what it takes to keep them healthy.

No matter how it's paid for, the nation will be hard-pressed to afford the death throes of millions of baby boomers who didn't take care of themselves. If you plan to be sick for any period of time before you die, you better be stuffing a lot of money in your mattress, or start making up with your kids.