Sunday, April 28, 2013

Healthcare Secret for Seniors

Here is a fascinating story that the best way to give seniors good healthcare is to have a nurse visit them in their homes once a week even if they are healthy. The problem is there is no money in it and Medicare doesn't want to fund it. Here's the link, long but worth a read: 

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/04/28/if-this-was-a-pill-youd-do-anything-to-get-it/

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2 comments:

  1. Well it's a great idea anyway. Hopefully they'll get it funded.

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  2. Good idea in theory but I know many seniors value their privacy. I can almost hear my grandmother fussing about it. She would flat out refuse and I can't blame her.

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