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Palliative Care, Health Equity Growing in Medicare Advantage

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Reimbursement for community-based palliative care is gaining ground in the Medicare Advantage realm. Palliative care is among the wide range of supplemental benefits that exist within the Medicare Advantage payment landscape. This is a rise from 180 MA plans in 2023 offering palliative services and 64 MA plans in 2020.

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Agape Care Names New Palliative Medical Director; Silverado Taps New Sales VP

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Agape Care Names New Palliative Medical Director Agape Care Group, a portfolio company of Ridgemont Equity Partners has appointed Kari Bradford, a doctor of nursing practice, as its new palliative medical director. She will also serve as a mentor to palliative care teams, the company indicated in an announcement.

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Providers Work to Solve Palliative Care’s Biggest Growing Pains

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Strains on reimbursement, referrals and staffing represent the biggest obstacles to palliative care providers’ viability and growth. The New Jersey-based nonprofit offers hospice and palliative care, among other services. The New Jersey-based nonprofit offers hospice and palliative care, among other services.

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Advance Care Planning Billing Rules Impede Equitable Access

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Deborah Freeland, assistant professor of internal medicine at UT Southwestern Medical School, Division of Geriatric Medicine, in Texas. The expense can range from $10 to $50 per patient, she added. Adding a financial cost further impedes access to an important service,” Freeland said.

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Key Research Trends: State CON Laws, Dementia Patient Trajectories Reshaping Hospice

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Cagle was one of the contributing researchers of the recently unveiled data from the American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Brody is also a registered nurse in end-of-life care. The data revealed a tie between state certificate of need (CON) laws and hospice quality outcomes. A projected 12.7

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GeriPal #HPMParty at the 2023 AAHPM / HPNA Meeting in Montreal

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The post GeriPal #HPMParty at the 2023 AAHPM / HPNA Meeting in Montreal appeared first on A Geriatrics and Palliative Care Podcast for Every Healthcare Professional. Also, if you have trainees coming to the meeting, make sure you send them the invite. The more, the merrier.

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NHPCO Announces Incoming Vice President of Palliative and Advanced Care

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(Alexandria, Va) – The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) today announced that Rory will join the organization as the Vice President of Palliative and Advanced Care. At the same time, NHPCO is the organization that can lead the effort to define palliative care for the health care sector and for consumers.