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Traditional vs. Subscription Primary Care Payment Model: Which Fits You?

Plum Health

Emergency and Specialty Care Costs If you need specialized care or end up in the emergency room, traditional primary care linked with insurance may cover some of these costs after you meet your deductible. The bottom line?

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Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model: A Podcast with Malaz Boustani and Diane Ty

GeriPal

He created fee for service, special fee for depression. Eric: … you’re getting paid for individual encounters, not going to people’s homes, not being paid for all of the additional support that’s needed for comprehensive cancer care. And when we made that with David and other, we talk with Jürgen Unützer.

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Hospital-at-Home: Bruce Leff and Tacara Soones

GeriPal

In that clinical experience, we saw a lot of older adults who would develop acute illness, often exacerbations of their chronic conditions. And then, the patient can bypass the emergency room entirely. At our program, we actually require that folks come into the emergency room and have their initial assessment.

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