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Early Telepalliative Care Can Reduce Caregiver Burden, Improve Quality

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Wider utilization of telepalliative services could help ease family caregiver burdens and improve quality among seriously ill patient populations, research has found. The study found no differences in caregiver satisfaction when receiving virtual versus in-person palliative services.

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Unique Aspects of Palliative Care Recruitment

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A 2018 study showed that most students in clinical disciplines do not feel prepared to provide family care at the end of life. In traditional fee for service systems, palliative care is not being reimbursed at a rate where often you can deliver the services that you need to meet patient and caregiver needs. “In

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How the U.S. Will Revamp Family Caregiver Support

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Without family caregivers, many hospice patients would be unable to receive care in their homes. To help keep patients at home — the lowest-cost setting of care — the federal government recently unveiled a National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers, which has more than two decade’s worth of advocacy behind it. .

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Specialized Palliative Pharmacists Have Key Role in Interdisciplinary Teams

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A number of research papers and stakeholders have advocated for the inclusion of these pharmacists in the interdisciplinary care team, including the fourth edition of the Clinical Practice Guidelines for Quality Palliative Care, published in 2018.

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New Research Proposes ‘Sustainable’ Palliative Care Payment Model

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Department of Health & Human Services’ (HHS) consider the Patient and Caregiver Support for Serious Illness (PACSSI) model. “We We did raise that concern, and they proposed a mechanism for dealing with it,” Harold Miller, president and CEO of the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform, said at a public HHS meeting in 2018.

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MA Palliative Care Benefits See Little 2023 Growth, But Payer Interest Remains High

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Among Medicare Advantage supplemental benefits, in-home support services and caregiver support saw the most year-over-year growth for 2023. Caregiver support showed the second-highest growth. The number of plans offering home-based palliative care will rise to 157 next year from 147 in 2022, according to an analysis by ATI Advisory.

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Palliative Care, Health Equity Growing in Medicare Advantage

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Passed in 2018, the Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic Care (CHRONIC) Act widened supportive avenues for social determinants of health among seriously ill populations. Reimbursement for community-based palliative care is gaining ground in the Medicare Advantage realm.

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