Acute vs Chronic Care
It is important to understand the difference between Acute and Chronic care.
Acute care is usually the result of a sudden onset of a medical condition. These may be a heart problem, a broken limb, or a gastrointestinal issue. They require immediate medical intervention but are expected to result in full recovery. They are normally covered by commercial insurance or Medicare. Deductibles and co-insurance are also common with many plans.
Chronic care, however, are conditions from which full recovery is not expected. These events include a stroke, MS, and cognitive issues. Beyond a brief period of rehabilitation which may be covered by insurance, expense for care is not covered by any insurance plans except long term care insurance policies.
Check out the link below for further understanding if the issue.
https://www.ncoa.org/article/chronic-versus-acute-disease
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