Yet another story with the huge elephant of racism squatting on the page....the visit to the quilting artist whose "work has been on postage stamps and printed in books " tells it all. Why is her only recourse a hospice nurse?People who have worked and contributed to their country are left to rot after they are considered no longer useful.

many more questions than answers from this article. some information from those hospices which haven't been asked to reimburse would be useful. more probing about why the particular geographical area and democraphics may also have helped to understand what's happening. the larger meaning here is about people including those who are terminally ill, living longer and how our society will adapt to that for the benefit of all of us.

Hospice care is by definition not long-term care. It is for the dying. Not the pill-taking; not the assisted-living; not the indigent with no place to go. The dying. Perhaps this inconvenient fact eluded the writer? If you're gaming the system, you don't have much moral authority complaining when you get caught and are forced to pay back the money you stole. Perhaps the journalist might have addressed this issue instead of playing pity party at the expense of those footing the bills.