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absolute cost of healthcare

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001)Both the 00absolute cost of healthcare 00and the00 00share00 00of it borne by families have risen .02br
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00Whato does "00absolute cost of healthcare" mean, esp. "absolute cost"?02br
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002)all the attendant need for00 physical 00an00d00 financial assistance 02br
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00What does "physical assistance" refer to?02br
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00Thank you very much.0-
  

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0 1)01b 00 total cost in $ 02b 00vs its part which is supported by families02br 00 2) say, someone to help you move around while rehabbing from a surgery0-

— Marius Hancu

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0 1)01b00 total cost in $ 02b00vs its part which is supported by families02br
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01cite10Marius Hancu12cite101)11b10 total cost in $ 12b10vs its part which is supported by families12br
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10Does "total cost" include "the part which is supported by families"?02br
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0Yes. The family's contribution and the employer's contribution are the total cost.02br
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00Can you rephrase the second question? Or give more context?0-
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0The second question comes from the following context:02br
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00Even demographics are working against the middle class family, as th00e odds 00of having a weak elderly parent — and all the attendant need for01font00 02font01font00physical02font01font00 0
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0Ah, okay. In this case, "attendant" refers to the things that comes along with have an elderly parent. Specifically, that this parent will need financial help and probably physical help from you - and if you are not available to provide that help during the day, you may have to pay for someone else (the other type of attendant, as described by Marius) to come help instead.0-
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0Hi guys,02br
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01font001)Both the absolute cost of healthcare and the share of it borne by families have risen .02font02br
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00'Absolute cost' may perhaps be a term of jargon used in health or financial circles, but I don't recall hearing it. It seems much simpler and clearer to me to say simply 'complete cost' o
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