Don’t forget about Medicare/Medicaid dual eligibles.
Those are still a large percentage of the caseload in my neck of the woods.
Nobody wants to talk about that, though.
Yes, the nickel and dime stuff adds up, but that's not where the big bucks are which is in the NICU and for end of life care in the hospital (more controlled). Hence my estimate.
The “home health” program is a scam. Basically, paying your kids to take care of elder parents.......that is what you are supposed to be doing. There are ads all over TV ( a sure sign there is unchecked $$ floating around ).
The real problem is there are plenty of people who think everything should be free. They want someone to do something....that someone is someone else. SCUM