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How California Began Expanding Palliative Care Via Medicaid

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Dr. James Cotter, who has been with the Partnership HealthPlan of California since July 2014, clarified that the original pilot sought to determine if this type of program would be financially feasible for patients with two years of life expectancy or less. As a hospice physician, you want to give patients a soft landing.”

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Dana-Farber’s New Push to Integrate Palliative, Behavioral Services in Cancer Care

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Almost 40% of people 65 and older had at least one disability from 2008 to 2012, according to a 2014 U.S. Boston-based Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has launched the Neuro-Inclusive Oncology Care and Empowerment Program, a psychosocial oncology initiative focused on adults with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (IDD).

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Emergency Department Residents Lack Training in Palliation

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Between 2014 and 2017, these patients accounted for more than 20% of all emergency department (ED) visits in the United States, according to the U.S. The post Emergency Department Residents Lack Training in Palliation appeared first on Hospice News.

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Breast Cancer Patients Often Lack Access to Palliative Care

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A recent study of nearly 30,000 hospitalized metastatic breast cancer patients found that only 19% received palliative care from 2010 to 2014. 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.

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The Value of Palliative Care Consults in the Hospital Emergency Department

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Between 2014 and 2017, these patients accounted for more than 20% of all emergency department (ED) visits in the United States, according to the U.S. Patients and clinicians can benefit from having palliative care consults available in hospital emergency departments, though currently few providers have done so. ROI,” the authors found.

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How Medicaid Boosted Palliative Care Utilization

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1, 2014, according to American Cancer Society research recently published in Health Affairs. As of 2014, the ACA expanded Medicaid coverage to all adults whose annual income reaches 138% of the federal poverty level, which in 2023 is $20,120 per individual, according to Kaiser. About 18.9%

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Bilingual Patient Navigation Can Improve Palliative Care Outcomes for Hispanic Patients

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To determine effectiveness of lay patient navigators, researchers utilized a palliative care intervention method piloted in 2014. Want to read more palliative care-focused content like this? Subscribe to Palliative Care News today ! Patient navigation has been shown to reduce disparities and improve outcomes for underserved populations.”