tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476621888383604834.post1092818737394260548..comments2024-02-15T03:26:38.897-05:00Comments on Health Care Organizational Ethics: Who's taking care of Mom?Jim Sabinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03087828142188534542noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476621888383604834.post-5512981766355844632012-07-28T09:23:19.111-04:002012-07-28T09:23:19.111-04:00Hi Eric -
We both know that in the current econom...Hi Eric -<br /><br />We both know that in the current economic configuration for U.S. health care, me-too statins and the like will continue to be born in profusion. And you're right that more regulation is the likely outcome of attention to the area of home care. The authors of the article I wrote about comment on (a) the potential value of sensible regulation but (b) the increased cost more regulation would entail. Your lament reflects the risk that bad regulation can create time-consuming, mind-numbing bureaucratic Mickey Mouse demands. <br /><br />With the growing over 65 population, there's a lot of money to be made in home care. We're sure to see a series of scandals in the next few years, and these will lead to demands for more regulation. I hope that people like yourself - who work with homebound elderly - will influence the way that process unfolds.<br /><br />As to compensation - one reason home care is an attractive business opportunity is the spread between how much can be charged for the services and how little it's possible to pay poor people who can't find other work. Not surprisingly, the turnover rate among employees is very high.<br /><br />Best<br /><br />JimJim Sabinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03087828142188534542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476621888383604834.post-60053179436501911662012-07-27T21:09:20.875-04:002012-07-27T21:09:20.875-04:00And what will the political solution to this perfe...And what will the political solution to this perfect storm be? Will it be prioritizing hands-on care over developing me-too statins? Will it be more respect and remuneration for the people who deal with "the messiness of human life"? No. It will be regulation, regulation, regulation.erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16137189911651175163noreply@blogger.com