Thursday, January 28, 2010
Congress gives cries about Medical Treatment for all, while destroying our Elders
Democrat Congressional leadership seems bent on "giving" medical treatment to all. Meanwhile, those who need help the most, our Elders, are forced in to penury or prevented care in any convalescent hospital or continuing care facitility. This is because congress has never provided a continuing care benefit in Medicare other than the immediate Skilled Nursing Care for 100 days following a hospital discharge. but what of the senior citizen who can no longer care for themselves and haven't been recently discharged from the Hospital? What if their condition requires care beyond 100 days?
Those Seniors are forced into penury by having to pay $8,000 to $12,000 per Month for Continuing care! I have witnessed too many elderly spouses forced into becoming primary care givers while destroying their own health by helping a loved one.
In the meantime if Congress wants to help, add Continuing Care as a Medicare benefit. Stop all this tinkering around whith an otherwise non-broken healthcare system.
Those Seniors are forced into penury by having to pay $8,000 to $12,000 per Month for Continuing care! I have witnessed too many elderly spouses forced into becoming primary care givers while destroying their own health by helping a loved one.
In the meantime if Congress wants to help, add Continuing Care as a Medicare benefit. Stop all this tinkering around whith an otherwise non-broken healthcare system.
# posted by Cincinnatus @ 9:13 AM 
