HomeCare Editors’ Top 5: Week of June 22

Health Law Repeal Would Raise Federal Deficits by $137 Billion in 10 Years

Repealing the Affordable Care Act would cost the U.S. government $137 billion over the next decade and more than that in the following 10 years, the Congressional Budget Office said Friday. (Nick Timiraos and Louise Radnofsky/The Wall Street Journal)

At Home, Many Seniors are Imprisoned by Their Independence

What she mourns most, says Solange DeLaPaz, are the mundane pleasures and rituals of her once-active life. A weekly manicure at the corner nail salon. Saturday excursions to Macy’s shoe department. (Paula Span/The New York Times)

Hospitals Train Staff to Spot Victims of Human Trafficking 

Dr. Aisha Mays, a family physician at the Native American Health Center in Oakland, California, uses a one-question survey—“Have you ever traded sex for money?”—to try to identify victims of commercial sexual exploitation. (Maureen McKinney/Modern Healthcare)

Home-Based Care Program is a $25 Million Success for Medicare

There’s now more evidence that robust in-home care can improve health outcomes while lowering costs to the U.S. health care system. (Tim Mullaney/Home Health Care News)

China Medical Services Market Seen Hitting $500 Billion

China, where 260 million people suffer from cancer, diabetes and other diseases, is in a hurry to bolster its medical services. Investors are ready to help. (Bloomberg)