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HIHIM 450-Chapter 8
Long Term Care
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Health Care
11/27/2010
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Social Security Act of 1935
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Provided financial assistance for particular categories of older Americans & people with disabilities
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Almshouse
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Where the sick, disabled, or older adults who lacked adequate family or financial support could be cared for in a communal setting.
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Passage of Medicare & Medicaid in 1965

Provided:

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  1. Stable sources of reimbursement
  2. Promoted expansion of long-term care industry
  3. Established minimal standards of care & services to qualify for reimbursement
  4. Provided funding sources for older Americans, people with disablilities & those lacking means to pay
  5. Made it apparent that long-term care could be very profitable 
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An ideal health care delivery system provides:
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Comprehensive personal, social, and medical care services
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