Health Care Positions

League positions on local health care issues.

• Support for increasing the number of skilled nursing facilities which accept Medicare and Medical in order to make nursing home care more accessible to all.
• Support for continuation of the ombudsman service to patients of skilled nursing facilities.
• Support for services (e.g., hospice, day health, home health) which enables the chronically or terminally ill to be cared for outside of institutions.
• Support for programs which make health education and outreach services (e.g., nutrition, transportation, social services) accessible and affordable to those in need.
• Support for the use of health insurance plans which encourage the most appropriate and cost-effective care.
• Support for programs which seek to educate consumers about health insurance coverage.

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