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I did not intend to say that the treatment would be expected to return the person to their former level of function, only that treatment would be likely to be effective - not fruitless
My father had a brain tumor which was surgically removed. He did not have the expected result. Once he was medically stable he was sent to a skilled nursing facility where, if he continued to make progress (recover) the insurance would pay for a couple months nursing and physical therapy. If he stopped making progress the insurance payments stopped. He stayed, as I recall, 6 weeks - the point at which he stopped making progress.
As tough as that standard is, it makes sense. As anyone who has dealt with such matters, he was not the man he was before surgery... but then if he didn't have the surgery he would have been a paraplegic.
I have lived the standard I propose. My parents had long term care insurance, which helped.
My father had a brain tumor which was surgically removed. He did not have the expected result. Once he was medically stable he was sent to a skilled nursing facility where, if he continued to make progress (recover) the insurance would pay for a couple months nursing and physical therapy. If he stopped making progress the insurance payments stopped. He stayed, as I recall, 6 weeks - the point at which he stopped making progress.
As tough as that standard is, it makes sense. As anyone who has dealt with such matters, he was not the man he was before surgery... but then if he didn't have the surgery he would have been a paraplegic.
I have lived the standard I propose. My parents had long term care insurance, which helped.