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How California Began Expanding Palliative Care Via Medicaid

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Palliative care has become a more sought-after treatment plan in recent years, and one agency in California has led the charge in advancing palliative care support among its population. He returned to hospice care part time from 2010 to 2014 from his home base in Napa County.

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NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue Unveils New Palliative Care Unit

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New York City-based NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue recently launched a new palliative care unit. Susan Cohen, palliative care program director at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue. Many of our patients are underinsured or uninsured,” Cohen told Palliative Care News. which has an annual census of more than 1.1

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Breast Cancer Patients Often Lack Access to Palliative Care

Hospice News

Breast cancer patients often lack access to palliative care services, but the needle may be moving as researchers dig into common barriers and clinical and financial outcomes. A recent study of nearly 30,000 hospitalized metastatic breast cancer patients found that only 19% received palliative care from 2010 to 2014.

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How Medicaid Boosted Palliative Care Utilization

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More cancer patients have been receiving palliative care since the Affordable Care Act expanded Medicaid. of eligible patients received palliative care in states that expanded Medicaid, up from 17% before the ACA provisions took effect on Jan. About 18.9%

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HCA Healthcare Launches Hospice, Palliative Care Fellowship Program in Florida

Hospice News

NYSE: HCA) and the University of Central Florida (UCF) recently added a new graduate fellowship in hospice and palliative care medicine to their existing repertoire of training programs. Demand for culturally diverse hospice and palliative care in Florida is growing as minority aging populations swell.

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‘Elegant, Expert Care’: The Emergence of Neuropalliative Services

Hospice News

In recent years, more neurologists are realizing the need for specialized palliative care for this population. A budding specialty Guidelines for palliative medicine of any kind are relatively recent, Dr. Farrah Daly, owner and founder of Evenbeam Neuropalliative Care, LLC, told Palliative Care News.

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Knowledge Gaps Among Nurses Create Barriers for Patients Across the Globe

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Recent research has tied nurses’ insufficient knowledge of palliative care to underutilization of those services in various countries worldwide. It can be seen that nurses’ mastery of palliative care knowledge is not sufficient,” researchers said in the BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care analysis. “It

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