In 2010 Medicare spent this amount for home health care compared to Medicaid that spent this amount?
What is $20 billion and $47.8 billion
100
This is the primary goal of Hospice Care
What is to make the patient as comfortable as possible
100
What is unique about life care compared to nursing home, home health, and hospice care?
What is whatever level of service needed will be provided at one fixed cost
100
By 2050, this percentage of the US population will be over 85
What is 19%
200
Medicare pays for this percentage of nursing care
What is 12%
200
Name 2 of the 4 requirements for Medicare coverage of home health services
What is patients is homebound, care of physician who reviews the services, patients needs period skilled care, care is provided by a certified provider
200
Where did the first modern hospice care begin?
What is England in the 1960's
200
These are the 3 main types life care
What is independent living, assisted living, and custodial care?
200
As of 2012, this many Americans were had long-term care insurance
What is 8.1 million?
300
After the first 20 days in care with Medicare, patients must pay how much per day up to a maximum of 100 days of care?
What is $137.5
300
As of 2002, home health care accounted for what percent of overall Medicare costs
What is 4.5%
300
Name 3 members typically involved in a hospice care team, there are more than 3
What is a Physician, nursing staff, custodial staff, nutritionist, social worker, member of clergy, and home health aides
300
These are the two types of fees associated with life care communities
What is an initial buy in fee and a monthly maintenance fee
300
In 2012, long-term care insurance plans paid how many billions in claims?
What is $6.6 billion?
400
Average cost of nursing home per year
What is $60-80,000
400
in 1997 congress modified to funding for home health costs under the Balanced Budget Act by doing this
What is transferring the costs from Part A to Part B with stricter limitations
400
1982 congressional requirements for Medicare, name one of the two
What is patient is certified by a physician to have less than six months to live and to waive Medicare coverage for a treatment of illness outside the hospice program
400
This is the primary reason most elderly do not enter a life-care community
What is cost, only the wealthiest can afford?
400
Number of new Americans obtaining long term care insurance in 2012
What is 322,000 people?
500
Elderly can keep up to how much money in personal assets before Medicaid will pay for care?
What is $2,000
500
By what percentage were the financing modifications in 1997 successful in reducing costs between 1997 and 1998
What is 12.9%
500
IN a 2010 study of life expectancy with palliative care compared to hospital care, this group had longer life expectancies by approximately 2.5 months
What is palliative care
500
Cost of buy in to a middle of the road life care community in California, Episcopal Senior Community
What is $400,000 to $1,125,000?
500
Most new claims for long term care come from assisted living care, home care, or nursing home care?