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Home-Based Primary Care: How The Modern Day “House Call” Improves Outcomes, Reduces Costs, And Provides Care Where It’s Most Often Needed
on Mon, 2019-10-14 11:44 Alyssa
The numbers get our attention: More than 10,000 baby boomers turn 65 every day, with the 80-and-older segment growing the fastest and more likely to be homebound or home-limited; the number of people ages 65 and older will more than double between 2010 and 2050, causing the number of homebound and home-limited patients to rise even higher; and only about 12 percent of the nation’s two million home-limited patients currently receive home-based primary care.
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[1] https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hblog20191003.276602/full/?utm_campaign=HASU%2010-13-19&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Health%20Affairs%20%20October%20Issue%3A%20Violence%20%20%20Health%3B%20Background%20Checks%20For%20Firearm%20Purchases%3B%20ACA%20Round-Up%3B%20Research%20On%20Building%20A%20Culture%20of%20Health&utm_source=Newsletter