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Post-acute care, including access to home health care without an initial hospital stay, is adding to the financial burden of an already stressed Medicare system.
"Medicare provides health insurance coverage for 66 million elderly and disabled Americans but faces serious short- and long-term financial pressures," according to a new report from The Urban Institute. "To address these pressures, policymakers need to consider options that involve raising additional revenues, finding ways to generate program savings or likely both."
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