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U.S. Senators Call on CMS to Boost Palliative Care Resources

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, calling for a payment model demonstration designed to support greater access to palliative care. Signatories on the letter included the co-founders of the Senate Comprehensive Care Caucus, U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.),

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New Palliative Care Resources for the New Year!

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We are very excited to announce new Life and Death Matters resources for students! The post New Palliative Care Resources for the New Year! Let’s get started because there is so much to report. appeared first on Life and Death Matters.

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Startup Tuesday Health Unveils Palliative Care Partnership with CareSource

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Palliative care provider Tuesday Health has penned an agreement with the Medicare Advantage organization CareSource to offer services to its beneficiaries. Tuesday Health’s supportive care services operate on hybrid in-person and virtual models, according to Dr. Mihir Kamdar, head of care delivery of Tuesday Health.

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New York State Passes Law to Raise Hospice, Palliative Care Awareness

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Kathy Hochul has signed a bill designed to expand awareness of advance care planning, hospice, and palliative care. The new law requires the New York State Department of Health to develop a public awareness campaign to promote advance care planning. That must change.”.

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Inside agilon health’s Palliative Care Game Plan

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The senior care company agilon health (NYSE: AGL) will more than double the size of its palliative care program this year, with plans to leverage its robust suite of data to optimize care. agilon health CMO Dr. We can bring powerful data and care pathways. But as agilon, we don’t provide the care ourselves.

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ACO Partnerships Could Open Doors for Palliative Care Providers

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Exploring partnerships with Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) may help palliative care providers grow and sustain their programs, but they would need to prioritize cost effectiveness and their capacity to receive new patients. . Increasingly, palliative care is coming up in those conversations.

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Researchers Uncover Widespread Disparities Affecting Rural Hospice Caregivers

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Lagging supportive services around social determinants of health and limited access to hospice and palliative care are driving disparities among rural family caregivers. These determinants, along with the natural stressors of palliative and end-of-life caregiving, disproportionately impact their emotional well-being.”

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