Home Care for Ventilator-Dependent Persons: A Cost-Effective, Humane Public Policy
- 1 January 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Health & Social Work
- Vol. 13 (1) , 20-24
- https://doi.org/10.1093/hsw/13.1.20
Abstract
The study measured cost-effectiveness of home care for severely disabled persons. Findings support home care as more cost-effective than other alternatives for ventilator-dependent persons. Home care-related policy reform in Medicaid, Medicare, Supplemental Security Income, and subsidized housing, coupled with a coordinated service delivery system, could save millions of public dollars. To accomplish this, policies must accommodate and encourage independent community living for the disabled and the integrity of their families.Keywords
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