Promoting Access to Home Care Promoting Access to Home Care & Hospice Services& Hospice Services

Nearly 12 million Nearly 12 million Americans now rely Americans now rely

on home health on home health carecare……

Medicare covers Medicare covers only 3.5 million of only 3.5 million of

thesethese

……and 78 million baby and 78 million baby boomers are just about boomers are just about

to retire to retire

Science shows that baby boomers will experience Science shows that baby boomers will experience higher rates of chronic illnesshigher rates of chronic illness

Home care is the most efficient way to manage Home care is the most efficient way to manage chronic conditionschronic conditions

12% of Americans with chronic illnesses are 12% of Americans with chronic illnesses are responsible for 75% of U.S. health care costsresponsible for 75% of U.S. health care costs

Home health care is costHome health care is cost--effective and saves effective and saves Medicare and Medicaid billions of dollars a yearMedicare and Medicaid billions of dollars a year

Home health care Home health care helps prevent the helps prevent the

need for higherneed for higher--cost cost carecare

While the average While the average homehome--care visit costs care visit costs Medicare $150 per Medicare $150 per

visitvisit

The average hospital The average hospital stay costs Medicare stay costs Medicare $1,500 per visit$1,500 per visit……

Home health care combines efficiency with Home health care combines efficiency with compassioncompassion

Nine out of 10 Nine out of 10 seniors seniors

prefer home prefer home care over care over

institutional institutional carecare

Home health care keeps families together, while Home health care keeps families together, while encouraging patientsencouraging patients’’ independenceindependence

Scientific evidence proves patients heal more Scientific evidence proves patients heal more quickly at home quickly at home

Patients have reduced mortality rates and Patients have reduced mortality rates and morbidity rates at home morbidity rates at home

Uses stateUses state--ofof--thethe--art art technology to enhance technology to enhance

and extend lifeand extend life……

Home health care is Home health care is high qualityhigh quality……

While improving the While improving the quality of life quality of life -- for both for both patients and workerspatients and workers

Home health care Home health care will provide many of will provide many of

the most needed the most needed jobsjobs--

now and in the now and in the futurefuture

““There are few more noble professionsThere are few more noble professions””--President Barack ObamaPresident Barack Obama

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