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CMMI Working on Payment Models That Include Palliative Care

Hospice News

The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) is developing new reimbursement pathways for palliative care. As part of that process, CMMI is applying elements of its Medicare Care Choices Model (MCCM) demonstration, which ended Dec. 31, 2021, according to a new CMMI white paper. To date, the U.S.

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Palliative Care Needs a Defined Scope to Expand Access, Reimbursement

Hospice News

A primary barrier for patient and family access to palliative care is a lack of standardized definition and payment mechanism. Many providers also rely on philanthropic funding to keep their palliative care services going, or operate them as a loss leader in hopes of gaining earlier hospice referrals.

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Episode 21 - Magical, Mystical, Mischievous Methadone

Palliative Care Chat Podcast

Three authors of the wonderful new article “Safe and Appropriate Use of Methadone in Hospice and Palliative Care: Expert Consensus White Paper” published in the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management discuss the impetus for the paper, and provide a summary of recommendations.

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Undisclosed Conflicts of Interest by Physicians Creating the CDC Opioid Prescribing Guidelines: Bad Faith or Incompetence?

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Competing Interests : Dr. Kollas recently served as Secretary on the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM). Dr. Kollas has served as a medical expert witness in cases involving opinions regarding the standard of care in internal medicine and hospice and palliative medicine.

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