AAHPM (American Academy of Hospice and Palliative)

AUGUST 11, 2023

Our field’s focus on delivering this type of patient-centric, high-quality, cost-effective care, ideally positions palliative care at the center of discussion in many population health initiatives for health systems, government, and private payers’ programs. The Myth Regarding the High Cost of End-of-Life Care.

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Palliative care Palliate 2015 Care coordination 40

GeriPal

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

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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Geriatrics Palliative care Palliate Blog 237

GeriPal

JUNE 30, 2022

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.

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Geriatrics Medicare 2016 Palliative care 198