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Home Care Saves Money, Another Study Shows

Published on Thu Jan 25, 2018

Home health agencies have more ammunition showing how valuable their services are. A study published in the American Journal of Medicine last month compared costs for institutionalized patients discharged with and without home care. Patients discharged with home care saved more than $6,000 ($15,000 unadjusted) for the year after discharge, compared to those discharged home without home care services, says [...]
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