GeriPal

JANUARY 25, 2024

Summary Transcript Summary In a JAMA 2020 systematic review of palliative care for non-cancer serious illness, Kieran Quinn found many positives, as we discussed on our podcast and in our editorial. However, its main predictors are age, comorbidity, and healthcare utilization. Lyndsay: That’s a great question. Eric: Okay.

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GeriPal

JULY 6, 2023

This is reaching the highest utilizers with a wraparound suite of services. I understand from states, our state, California, why we’re focused so much in on Medicaid and high utilization and cost and the way to try to influence that away. We’re in about year two right now. That’s where you’ll get started.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Don’t get me wrong, the evidence points to cost savings, but as Chris Callahan and Kathleen Unroe pointed out in a JAGS editorial in 2020 “in comprehensive dementia care models, savings may accrue to Medicare, but the expenses accrue to a fluid and unstable network of local service providers, patients, and their families.” Diane: Fantastic.

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