HOW DOES INSURANCE WORK FOR CHILDREN WHO NEED HOME HEALTH CARE?
Advances in technology have made it possible for many infants and children with chronic and/or complex medical needs to receive comprehensive care in the comfort of their own homes. For example, infants can now be discharged from the NICU and PICU on life-sustaining technologies such as ventilators, tracheotomy and gastric tubes, and apnea monitors. Not only does this beat long-term stays in a hospital or chronic care facility, it also is more cost effective—a win-win situati
