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SCAN Group CEO Sachin Jain: Medicare Could Use a Major Facelift

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The mission and function of the Medicare program have evolved over time, and the agency that runs it also may need to adapt to the new ways that health care organizations are doing business, according to SCAN Group CEO Dr. Sachin Jain. billion nonprofit Medicare Advantage (MA) organization that covers more than 270,000 members.

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Why Patients with Lymphoma Are Less Likely to Receive Hospice

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Recently, Oreofe Odejide, MD, of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and colleagues published an analysis of hospice utilization among patients who died with lymphoma, and they made recommendations for improving patient care. Patients in hospice have fewer rehospitalizations, fewer intensive care unit admissions, and lower costs.

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Health Systems Adapt to Changing Environment by Expanding Hospice, Home-Based Care

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As early as 2011, more than 90% of U.S. For most, this extends to end-of-life care. Now we’re one unified operation for all care at home — anything in the home is under this portfolio of services”. By 2050, adults 65 and older in the United States will comprise an estimated 88 million, representing 22.1% Census Bureau.

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