REUTERS/Marvin Gentry - An oversized chair and an oversized hospital bed are pictured in the children's and women's maternity ward at the University of Alabama Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama, April 26, 2012.
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Disabled Americans Facing Ruinous Costs of Long-Term Care Got No New Answers from a Blue-Ribbon Federal Commission Last Week. Where Do We Go from Here?
September 25, 2013, Barbara J. Gage, Judith Tobin and Darshak Sanghavi
Many young people and seniors faced with catastrophic but not fatal health conditions mistakenly believe that long-term care costs, such as home-based health care or a nursing home, will be covered by Medicare or other insurance. Barbara Gage, Judith Tobin and Darshak Sanghavi explain the current laws surrounding funding long-term care and discuss ideas for payment and delivery reform that are warrent more exploration.