July 25, 2009
The Case for Home Health Care
By Dr. George Taler While Congress is debating health reform and struggling to accomplish the apparently competing goals of reducing costs while improving quality, I am part of a program that does both. As co-director of the Washington Hospital Center’s...July 25, 2009 in Chronic conditions, Congress, Costs, Home Health Care, Long Term Care, Medicare, Physicians, primary care, Reform | Permalink | Comments (8)
July 14, 2009
Eliminating Medication Waste in Long-Term Care Can Help the White House Pay for its Health Plan
By CARLA CORKERN The news of an $80 billion White House deal with drug companies to lower Medicare drug costs targets $30 billion in savings for consumers covered by Medicare Part D, but the sources of the remaining $50 billion...July 14, 2009 in Costs, Long Term Care, Medicare, pharmaceuticals | Permalink | Comments (26)
July 13, 2009
Nursing Homes Get Old for Many With Disabilities
By JENNIFER LaFLEUR ST. LOUIS -- Melody Ping never thought she would be trying to moveout of a nursing home. She lived in a St. Louis apartment for 19 years and worked as an accountant until two years ago, when...July 13, 2009 in Disability Rights, Long Term Care, ProPublica, Reform | Permalink | Comments (7)
April 26, 2009
Reforming Long-Term Care and Post-Acute Care Could Save Billions
By Anne Tumlinson Despite the extreme inside-the-Beltway focus on healthcare reform, there’s been hardly a mention of tackling reform of our long-term care system. This is curious when you stop to consider that these services are used by the same...April 26, 2009 in Long Term Care | Permalink | Comments (19)
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