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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. Cotter has been a board certified physician in family medicine since 1981 and worked as a hospice medical director from 1988 to 1989.

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New CMOs for Hospice of the Chesapeake, Care Synergy; HopeWest Taps New VP

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Hospice of the Chesapeake Appoints New CMO Maryland-based Hospice of the Chesapeake recently named Dr. Marny Fetzer as its new chief medical officer. Fetzer is currently system medical director for palliative care and hospice services at Illinois-based Ascension Health.

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Rural Providers Weigh Telehealth Investment Against Regulatory Uncertainty

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Case in point, the Providence Institute for Human Caring last year launched a tele-palliative care program aimed at addressing rural patients’ unmet needs. Fratkin founded palliative care provider ResolutionCare in 2015. They are a bigger barrier to palliative and hospice care than dairy cows.”.

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Two CEOs Retire, Three Hospice Leadership Teams Grow

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Established more than 45 years ago, By the Bay Health is among the oldest nonprofit hospices in California. The organization affiliated with the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) health system in 2015. Vincent’s Hospital and Medical Center and later joined NYC Health + Hospitals Corp.

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