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4. Close monitoring of people's time in facilities is in the film too, cost cutting.

Mon May 7, 2018, 09:32 PM

May 2018

Also that Medicaid only covers so many days. It's essentially some treatment, lotsa meds and then back out, as you say with insurance. The demise of institutions initially well meant began in the 1960s according to the film yet I know a lot was under Reagan in the 1980s. No lasting substitute networks of community support services and centers were ever established either as originally planned. So much focus went to 'biochemical causes' hence many pharmaceuticals in the last 25 years...

People better be very well off anymore to live decently in the US. You don't want to get sick here, heaven knows!

Kudos to the Moms in the film dealing so well with limited resources requiring real strength and patience. And they had it. Their boys were very dear too.

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To add, a better title- something like 'A Troubled Son' appalachiablue May 2018 #5