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erronis

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9. There's no question that hospitalization can be harmful to patients especially if they are just "warehoused."

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Wed May 21, 2025, 10:41 AM

May 21

But there is frequently not a good alternative that offers the "clinical staff such as nurse practitioners". It is so expensive to stay in a decent LTC facility - most of us couldn't afford a month there.

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Revealed: UnitedHealth secretly paid nursing homes to reduce hospital transfers -- The Guardian [View all] erronis May 21 OP

Everything seems a con job these days. /.nt bucolic_frolic May 21 #1

As far as this regime goes, you can replace the "seems" with "is". erronis May 21 #2

Kick dalton99a May 21 #3

Why does it take a British paper to report this stuff? bif May 21 #4

+1 dalton99a May 21 #7

The Guardian is the best newspaper on the planet malaise May 21 #8

The ugly truth is that even Original Medicare -- and Medicaid -- have programs to do the same. Silent Type May 21 #5

There's no question that hospitalization can be harmful to patients especially if they are just "warehoused." erronis May 21 #9

Brian Thompson clearly knew this as did other top brass malaise May 21 #6

Health Insurance UnitedHealth falls after report it secretly paid nursing homes to reduce hospital transfers nitpicked May 21 #10