In Chapter 4 (pg 64) it is pointed out that the average hospital in this era...

 

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In Chapter 4 (pg 64) it is pointed out that the average hospital in this era was ill equipped to treat the disease, and the cost was prohibitive. At a time when less than ten percent of the nation's families had any form of health insurance, the expense of boarding a polio patient (about $900 a year) actually exceeded the average annual wage ($875). How did the local chapters and National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis handle this situation? What were the financial implications and challenges of this approach? (3 point In Chapter 4 (pg 64) it is pointed out that the average hospital in this era was ill equipped to treat the disease, and the cost was prohibitive. At a time when less than ten percent of the nation's families had any form of health insurance, the expense of boarding a polio patient (about $900 a year) actually exceeded the average annual wage ($875). How did the local chapters and National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis handle this situation? What were the financial implications and challenges of this approach? (3 point

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Introduction Health and health care need to be distinguished from each other for no better reason than that the former is often incorrectly seen as a direct function of the latter Heath is clearly not ... View the full answer