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Most Rural Regions Lack Palliative Care Specialists

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The lion’s share of palliative care physicians dwell in more densely populated communities, creating disparities among the rural seriously ill population. Recent research has found that more than 90% of board certified palliative physicians and nurse practitioners nationwide were located in metropolitan and urban areas in 2022.

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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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Pediatric Palliative Care: The Forces Impeding Quality

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Pediatric palliative care providers have room for improvement when it comes to understanding the factors that can impact health care decisions among seriously ill young adults and adolescents. Pediatric palliative care providers can cultivate a variety of strategies to aid tough decisions among youth populations, Truba said.

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USF Unveils Palliative Care Certificate Program for Nurses

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The University of South Florida (USF) College of Nursing has launched a graduate certificate program in palliative care and hospice. The program is designed to help nurses pass the Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse (CHPN®) exam.

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More States Integrating Palliative Care Into Medicaid Programs

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The channels for palliative care payment may be widening as more state legislators recognize growing demand for these services and start to weave them into Medicaid reimbursement. California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine and Oregon each have established Medicaid reimbursement for community-based palliative care.

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ICU Patients Benefit from Clinicians with Palliative Care Training

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A recent study of nursing students providing palliative care in a Thailand-based intensive care unit (ICU) indicates a need to include exposure to these services in medical education and training. Researchers also asked students to observe family experiences and outcomes of palliative care.

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Palliative Care Providers Walk a Reimbursement Tightrope

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Though revenue streams for palliative care are often shallow, these services can generate sustainable growth for providers who can play their cards right with payers. When it comes to palliative care, billing teams need to have a firm grasp on the different levels of codes to apply when submitting claims, she continued.