Home Health & Hospice Week
Industry Note:
Home Care Overlooked Again In MedPAC Appointments
Published on Tue May 03, 2011
MedPAC has two new members starting next session, and they still don’t represent the home care community. But at least one is a geriatrician physician specializing in “systems of health care for older adults,â€
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