I'mFairly Sure Medicare Wouldn't Approve THIS Expense . . . .

. . . however, knowing how powerful the AARP lobby is in Washington, I wouldn't bet against this legislation. I'm just wondering if this constitutes a Consult; or Rehabilitation Services.

Or maybe an approved Home Health Service? (Hey, if Medicaid will pay for a housekeeper if you're disabled, can this be far behind?)

(Sigh) Well, one more reason for the Muslims to be angry with Denmark. From Bloomberg.com

Call Girls at Nursing Home Fuel Debate in Denmark
By Christian Wienberg; April 16 (Bloomberg)

When a male resident at Kildegaarden nursing home in Denmark made an indecent sexual proposal to a member of the staff, the home's director, Inger Marie Kristensen, told a nurse to telephone for a prostitute.

``There was a considerable change in his demeanor after the escort girl had paid him a visit,'' Kristensen said in an interview. (No, really???) Nurses arranged visits by call girls three times in the past three years.

While Welfare Minister Karen Jespersen says Denmark's 98 municipalities are free to let nurses call prostitutes, some lawmakers are stepping up efforts to pull women out of the profession, which has been legal in the country since 1999. ``I don't want to contribute to keeping this industry in business,'' said Mie Bergmann, an elected official with the Social-Liberal Party in Skanderborg, who led a failed vote to end prostitution at Kildegaarden. (Politicians don't like prostitutes; too much competition!)

In a poll posted last week on the Web site of national broadcaster DR, 46 percent of 1,982 readers said nursing home staff should be able to organize visits by prostitutes, 45 percent were against the practice and 8 percent were undecided. A margin of error wasn't given.

Denmark's Society for Women started a campaign in March called ``Take a Position, Man'' urging men to sign up at a Web site to protest against prostitution. (Really? What position? Missionary? Doggie-Style? Kama Sutra?)

The Copenhagen-based Danish Sex-worker Association was established last month in a bid to protect the industry. The leader, who gives her name only as Susanne on the association's Web site, said prostitutes ``often'' visit Danish elderly homes. `To forbid vulnerable customers from obtaining the services of a legal business is discriminating, both against the sex workers and the people who need help to get the services,'' Susanne said in an e-mailed response to questions. (Why did I not suspect the "Danish Sex Worker Association had a Website???)

Ouch. Ouch. Laughing too Hard. Ouch. Hee hee hee hee!!!

~~JD~~