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CMS to Sunset Look-Alike Dual-Eligible Special Needs Plans in 2023

Hospice News

Some hospice patients rely on these plans for other health needs, such as nursing home costs. Though D-SNPs have existed in one form or another since 2003, Congress made the programs permanent through the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018. Close to 12 million people in the United States qualify for both Medicare and Medicaid.

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The Roots of Palliative Care: Michael Kearney, Sue Britton, and Justin Sanders

GeriPal

I have felt as I’ve come through this field over the last, I guess 2003 is when I realized I wanted to be a palliative care doctor. Brought to mind the neglect and warehouse style nursing home home shabbiness of les hospices. Like why did you think it was important to do a GeriPal podcast on it?

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AGS Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use: A Podcast with Todd Semla and Mike Steinman

GeriPal

But they were specifically looking at nursing home population. And then there was a version in 2003 which Mark participated in and he since passed. There’s good data for de-prescribing more in the context of poly pharmacies or studies on nursing homes is where the best data is.