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GeriPal 300th Episode: Ask Me Anything Hot Ones Style

GeriPal

So, we asked my older son, Kai, who’s 18 years old, he’s an adult, “What is Palliative care?” ” And, he said, “End of life care.” I looked up the annual Medicare spending, is about one 10th that, so it’s like 10 times the annual Medicare budget.

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Dementia and high risk surgery: Joel Weissman and Samir Shah

GeriPal

You might be able to extend your life a little bit, but at what cost? So, that was maybe 20 years ago at this point and it really got me down the road thinking about advance care planning, end-of-life care, and similar consequences. They’re all Medicare beneficiaries. Eric: Yeah. Joel may know.