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Why secret help sometimes fails

I've been secretly paying for my elderly father's medication because he's too proud to ask for help, but his doctor says he's not taking it regularly and I realize my stealth generosity isn't actually solving anything.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Providing assistance without the recipient's knowledge or participation can miss the real barriers to accepting care.

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