In addition, sometimes the cost is less when medical supervision is exercised. Anesthesiologists don't add to the cost of health care. Makes you wonder what HCFA is thinking. Looks like the 90's will be remembered as the flip-flop generation. As Congress faces the formidable task of trying to cure what ails our Social Security system, they should know that Australia's pension system may provide some answers.
Workers get higher retirement incomes and the Australian economy benefits from increased savings.
Under the Australian system, workers contribute a set percentage of their income through their employer to private savings plans. By 2002, when the system is fully implemented, all workers will be required to set aside nine percent of their income. It is caused by a combination of factors such as the patient's inability to get out of bed, decline in nutrition, and medication side- effects. Especially vulnerable are geriatric patients who suffer from confusion. Within 24 hours of admission, an interdisciplinary team meets to determine the patient's unique social, financial, nutritional, and emotional needs.