Doctor prescribes healthcare cost savings plans to governors

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Doctor prescribes healthcare cost savings plans to governors

By Brendan O'Brien MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Home nursing and social work can significantly drive down healthcare costs caused by overuse of hospitals and nursing homes, a family doctor who practices in one of the poorest U.S. cities told a group of governors on Friday. Jeffrey Brenner, the founder of Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers, encouraged governors attending the National Governors Association summer meeting in Milwaukee to work with healthcare providers in their state to consolidate and de-institutionalize their systems. "You regulate these facilities and you regulate the providers. ...

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