http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/01/us-life-care-idUSBRE88009I20120901
This article showed significant savings on healthcare costs by eliminating the six month time limit on children with life threatening illnesses before they can enter hospice care. It reduced hospital readmissions by 35 percent , a savings of 11percent per patient. This program "Partners for Children" was piloted in UCLA. I think it's a good program to adapt. It is however hard for many of us to accept end of life. When do you say enough is enough? My opinion is that it's more of the individual's acceptance of end of life that will decide that...it does not matter if the elimination period is there or not. What do you think?
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