Public Policy in ALS/MND Care

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Public Policy in ALS/MND Care is written by Robert H. Blank and published by Springer Nature. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 981155840X (ISBN 10) and 9789811558405 (ISBN 13).

This book focuses on the public policy and political/ethical dimensions of ALS/MND across a wide selection of countries and argues for the need of a multidisciplinary and international approach. Policy issues addressed include adequacy of funding for research and care, payment policy and regulatory functions of public and private insurers, long-term services and caregiver support, public health and prevention efforts, access to genetic testing and assisted technologies, ensuring a competent and adequate workforce especially for hands-on caregivers, and the challenging issues of providing palliative and hospice care for ALS/MND patients, advance directives and assisted suicide that face policy makers in all political jurisdictions.