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Research Points to Palliative Care’s Underutilization Among Cancer Patients

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The researchers examined Medicare claims data of beneficiaries 65 and older with recent cancer diagnoses who were given a six-month life expectancy prognosis between 2010 and 2019. Patients included those with advanced stage breast, colorectal, non-small cell lung (NSCL), small cell lung (SCL), pancreas and prostate cancer.

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Congress Grills HHS on Hospice Program Integrity

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Between 2010 and 2024, the number of hospices in those four states has grown exponentially, according to data shared with Hospice News on background. New Hospice Growth 2010-2024 State 2010 (No. No other state had more than 15 new hospices enrolled, with most having single-digit enrollment, according to the data.

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The Link Between Palliative and Mental Health Care

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Researchers dug into patients’ data to examine palliative care utilization and delivery of mental health services and pharmacotherapies between January 1, 2010, and December 31, 2018.

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How California Began Expanding Palliative Care Via Medicaid

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He returned to hospice care part time from 2010 to 2014 from his home base in Napa County. All of this started from a [University of California-San Francisco (USCF)] safety net study in 2010, which showed that most MediCal members spend a lot of time in the hospital close to death,” he said.

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Systematic Change Needed to Support Family Caregivers of Hospice Patients

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At the same time, the ratio of potential caregivers to seriously ill seniors is expected to shrink to 4-to-1 by 2023, a “sharp decline” from 7-to-1 in 2010, AARP reported. In 2010, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS). A few other federal programs exist to support caregivers.

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Kaiser Permanente Care at Home Opens Hospice De Novo

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Census Bureau data, 1 in 5 of Hawaii’s residents are 65 or older, a 45% increase from 2010. California-headquartered Kaiser Permanente Health System provides care to 12.6 million people across eight states and the District of Columbia. The nonprofit’s operating revenue reached $93.1 billion in 2021. Based on 2020 U.S.

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Angels Care Hospice Expands Services to Fill Regional Gaps

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By extending its footprint, the company is helping to fill a gap left when Big Bend Regional Medical Center in Alpine, Texas, shuttered its hospice program in 2010. Mansfield, Texas-based Angels Care Hospice has set the ball rolling on expanding to two additional counties, reaching areas that have lacked a provider for more than a decade.

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