http://www.thecheckoutline.org/blog/and-in-the-duh-department/ Advice for Dying and Death - When Sympathy Isnt Enough Tue, 22 May 2012 07:28:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://www.thecheckoutline.org/blog/and-in-the-duh-department/comment-page-1/#comment-15959 Jeanne Frye, RN, CHPN Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:16:53 +0000 http://www.thecheckoutline.org/?p=961#comment-15959 Judy, so true. The statistics on money saved in the long run is well documented by CMS and Medicare. Aside from that, the public should know, most hospices will take patients that are "non funded" . The not for profits are more likely to to do this. Insurance companies are slow to realize the savings with good palliative and hospice care. Now...if we could just get them to quit putting a time limit on the benefit. I won't name the company, but I have had experience with one that allows hospice care "for 30 days."....Ok, so what do we do if they outlive their 30 day window? Things like this is what keeps me up at night! Actually as the Hospice and Palliative Nurse Association Ambassador for the state of Tennessee, these are the things I work on legislatively (in my spare time :) Keep up the good work!!! Judy, so true. The statistics on money saved in the long run is well documented by CMS and Medicare. Aside from that, the public should know, most hospices will take patients that are “non funded” . The not for profits are more likely to to do this.
Insurance companies are slow to realize the savings with good palliative and hospice care. Now…if we could just get them to quit putting a time limit on the benefit. I won’t name the company, but I have had experience with one that allows hospice care “for 30 days.”….Ok, so what do we do if they outlive their 30 day window? Things like this is what keeps me up at night! Actually as the Hospice and Palliative Nurse Association Ambassador for the state of Tennessee, these are the things I work on legislatively (in my spare time Keep up the good work!!!

]]> http://www.thecheckoutline.org/blog/and-in-the-duh-department/comment-page-1/#comment-15890 Greg Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:18:46 +0000 http://www.thecheckoutline.org/?p=961#comment-15890 You are pointing out something that is so pertinent and valid, not just with hopsice research, but so many other aspects of health care. While there is solid research which provides the evidence for actions, the insurance companies, the hospitals, health professionals, ignore it, to boost the bottom line. Your blog is so great; it's the one I read every morning. Thanks for doing this from all of the many out here who appreciate the hard work and fine comnents. You are pointing out something that is so pertinent and valid, not just with hopsice research, but so many other aspects of health care. While there is solid research which provides the evidence for actions, the insurance companies, the hospitals, health professionals, ignore it, to boost the bottom line.
Your blog is so great; it’s the one I read every morning. Thanks for doing this from all of the many out here who appreciate the hard work and fine comnents.

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