Navigating the nuanced differences of adult versus pediatric palliative care delivery can be a challenging feat for seriously ill youths as they age and transition between these two realms. Pediatric patients often experience burdensome care transitions as they reach adulthood, according to Dr. Daniel Karlin, associate clinical professor University of California, Los Angeles’ (UCLA) David […]
A key component of palliative care is understanding that chronic conditions may not be cured, but rather need to be managed, sometimes for many years. Pharmacological drugs have their limitations — and they have side effects. They’re not effective in a lot of conditions, especially toward the end of life or in chronic illness care, […]
The future of palliative care payment is reaching an uncertain, but potentially promising time in the Medicare landscape. Trends that have taken shape in the value-based insurance design (VBID) demonstration and other payment models may be among the driving forces. Though unlikely to take shape anytime soon, the potential for a palliative care carve-out in […]
A team of researchers has developed a standardized goals-of-care note to document patient wishes in the electronic medical record. Many patients do not experience goals-of-care conversations in a timely manner. But even among those who have, their wishes can get lost if they are not documented. The standardized note created by a research team from […]
A new partnership between Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) and Thyme Care promises to expand access to palliative care among the oncology care company’s patient population. The value-based agreement contracts Thyme Care with Humana Medicare Advantage plans, giving them access to their beneficiaries. Humana Medicare Advantage members who are eligible for the program in Michigan, New […]
The recently confirmed U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has outlined several priorities that dovetail with the largest challenges facing today’s palliative care patient populations. Significant opportunities exist to improve serious illness care delivery for chronically ill and medically complex individuals across the country, according to Kennedy. Increased […]
Des Moines, Iowa-based WesleyLife at Home has launched the area’s first home-based palliative care program. The organization is the fourth-largest home health provider in the state, according to Aaron Wheeler, vice president of home- and community-based services. While analyzing their home health census, the organization identified a significant number of patients with chronic medical conditions […]
Palliative care providers are taking varied routes to address the most disruptive forces they are encountering this year, rising to challenges that have been persistent across the sector. Mounting workforce pressures mark the most significant of concerns for palliative care providers, according to Dr. Martha Twaddle, The Waud Family Medical Directorship’s palliative medicine and supportive […]
A recently introduced Congressional budget has proposed cuts to the tune of more than $880 billion in Medicaid funding. If enacted, the legislative move could compromise access to palliative care and the future outlook of innovation in the space. Rep. Andy Harris (R-Maryland) sponsored the newly proposed budget for Fiscal Years 2025 through 2034, which […]
Michigan-based Corewell Health Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital program has expanded and diversified the scope of its pediatric services during the last decade of operations. Delivering goal concordant care has been the largest strategic lever to its growth. The health system provides pediatric palliative care, as well as primary, urgent and virtual care, behavioral health, cancer […]
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