Home and Community-Based Care: Building a More Effective Healthcare System
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Summary
The authors advise Congress on how to meet the growing demand for long-term care and cope with rising health care costs by supporting HCBS. The main recommendations are: promote care coordination and disease prevention; strengthen the nonprofit home health nurse workforce; and ensure the financial viability of home-based care.
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Visiting Nurse Associations of America; VNAA
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Keywords
nursing; disease prevention; coordinated care; Medicare; hospice; Effective Models of Chronic Care Coordination;
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Visiting Nurse
Associations of America
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vnaa@vnaa.org
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202-384-1420