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palliative
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New state report card shows palliative care services uneven across the U.S.
Access to palliative care across the U.S. varies widely. It often depends more upon accidents of geography, whether a hospital…
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Differences between palliative and hospice care described in new tip sheet
You may have heard about Jeopardy host Alex Trebec’s announcement this year that he had been diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic…
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#AHCJ18 panelists urge earlier conversations about a palliative approach to end-of-life care
Death may be the price we pay for life. But many physicians still regard death as a kind of failure.…
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Why ACOs have potential for improving end-of-life care
Accountable Care Organizations, which were created by the Affordable Care Act as one way to improve the delivery of health…
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Celebrity deaths and moving end-of-life conversations forward
It’s been some month. With so many high-profile deaths reported this January — David Bowie, Eagles co-founder Glenn Frey, Dan…
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Tip sheet offers guidance for covering hospice, palliative care
As 10,000 baby boomers turn 65 every day, Medicare spending will skyrocket. About 30 percent of Medicare’s costs are for…