What has been influenced by the increase in home health providers supporting healthy living and illness prevention, and a movement toward deinstitutionalization of technology-dependent children and adults?
a. Criteria for admission
b. Age of eligibility
c. Reimbursement criteria
d. Length of financial support
ANS: C
The increase in home health providers supporting healthy living and illness prevention and the movement toward deinstitutionalization of technology-dependent children and adults resulted from Medicare and third-party payers changing reimbursement criteria.
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