The San Diego Union-Tribune reports that an elderly care program is allowing senior citizens to retain their independence by providing medical care and home assistance through a nonprofit program.The program, St. Paul's Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, "functions like a health maintenance organization, is the only one of its kind in the county and one of 70 nationwide." Officials with Medicare and California's Medicaid program, Medi-Cal, "have praised these programs for working to save money not only by emphasizing preventive care but also by making it convenient...
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