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State Highlights: Fla. House Committee OKs Hospice Measure; In Ariz., Bill Allowing Providers To Not Give End-Of-Life Instructions Gains Approval

March 22, 2017 Morning Briefing

Outlets report on news from Florida, Arizona, Georgia, Illinois, Missouri and California.

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Palliative Care Sometimes Adds To Families’ Stress Burden, Study Finds

By Rachel Bluth July 14, 2016 KFF Health News Original

A study in JAMA finds palliative care counseling for families of chronically ill patients is not routinely needed by all and sometimes increases symptoms of post-traumatic stress.

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A New Sort Of Consultant: Advising Doctors, Patients On California’s Aid-In-Dying Law

By Lisa Aliferis June 8, 2016 KFF Health News Original

A Berkeley doctor begins an unusual practice as a law takes effect this week permitting doctors to prescribe lethal medications to terminally ill patients who request them.

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Report Details Senior Health Care That Misses The Mark

By Michelle Andrews March 8, 2016 KFF Health News Original

New research from the Dartmouth Atlas Project identifies areas where older patients get care that doesn’t meet guidelines or their own goals.

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Medicare Releases New Detailed Analysis Of Spending On Hospice Care

October 7, 2016 Morning Briefing

According to the figures for 2014, Medicare spends $11,393 on average for each beneficiary for 70 days of care, Modern Healthcare reports. The numbers, however, vary by state. Also, The Hill reports on concerns about Medicare’s move to bundled payments.

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Medicare Pilot Project Allows Patients To Have Hospice Care While Also Seeking Cures

October 26, 2016 Morning Briefing

The experiment is designed to encourage more beneficiaries with terminal diseases to use hospice care, which has been shown to improve the quality of life, even if they don’t want to give up on fighting their disease. Also, HHS Secretary Sylvia Burwell says Medicare will expand some of its alternative payment models.

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Aid-In-Dying: Not So Easy

By Emily Bazar May 5, 2016 KFF Health News Original

In June, California will become the fifth state to allow terminally ill patients to end their lives with prescriptions from their doctors, but getting those prescriptions will require serious effort.

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Most Doctors Unsure How To Discuss End-of-Life Care, Survey Says

By Barbara Feder Ostrov April 14, 2016 KFF Health News Original

They recognize the responsibility, but some may need training.

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It’s Not Just Doctors And Nurses, Patients Need To Wash Their Hands, Too

By Shefali Luthra March 14, 2016 KFF Health News Original

New research indicates that patients who leave the hospital for post-acute care facilities carry superbugs with them.

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Electronic Records Offer A Chance To Ensure Patients’ End-Of-Life Plans Aren’t Lost In Critical Moments

By Shefali Luthra March 23, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Some experts say this opportunity has not been realized, but advocates and policymakers are focusing on fixes that would make the digital versions of end-of-life planning documents easy for health professionals to locate.

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Doctors Ponder Delicate Talks As Medicare Pays For End-Of-Life Counsel

By Phil Galewitz March 16, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Physicians can now bill Medicare $86 for up to 30 minutes of counseling given to patients about end-of-life planning, but many doctors may need training to have those talks.

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For Terminally Ill In California, End Of Suffering Is Now In Sight

By Anna Gorman March 14, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Terminal patients and doctors prepare themselves for California’s new assisted suicide law, which takes effect June 9.

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A 401(k) Withdrawal Can Lead To Trouble For Health Plan Subsidies

By Michelle Andrews February 9, 2016 KFF Health News Original

The retirement savings are considered income, so an unexpected withdrawal may change the level of premium subsidies for which an individual qualifies.

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Need For Hospice And Palliative Care Bills Pushed By Medical Professionals

June 24, 2016 Morning Briefing

As congressional lawmakers consider new legislation, doctors and patients testify on chronic illness care issues. Meanwhile, in other news from Capitol Hill, Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell meets with Republicans over abortion rules, investigators look into pathogen mishandling at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and senators strike a GMO labeling deal.

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Back From The Brink, A Rural Texas Hospital Shines

By Sarah Varney March 11, 2016 KFF Health News Original

One family’s tragedy inspired a radical change at a struggling rural hospital in Texas.

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Longer Looks: Police On The Front Line Of Mental Health Crisis; The Daily Work Of A Hospice Nurse

July 7, 2016 Morning Briefing

Each week, KHN finds interesting reads from around the Web.

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Analysis: Hospital Deaths Are More Intrusive, Expensive Than At Home Or Hospice

June 16, 2016 Morning Briefing

“This intensity of services in the hospital shows a lot of suffering that is not probably in the end going to offer people more quality of life and may not offer them more quantity of life either,” says Dr. Richard Parker, chief medical officer at Arcadia.

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Deficiencies In End-Of-Life Care Extend Across Ethnicities

By Barbara Feder Ostrov November 23, 2015 KFF Health News Original

A small study in the San Francisco Bay area suggests that various ethnicities share some of the same goals when it comes to end-of-life care. Often, though, they don’t get what they want.

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Medicare Official Suggests New Doctor Payment Formula Could Be Delayed

July 14, 2016 Morning Briefing

CMS Acting Administrator Andy Slavitt tells a Senate hearing that administration officials are concerned the needs of small physician practices may not have been addressed yet. In other Medicare news: a study on what age groups spend more on end-of-life care, Sen. Orrin Hatch wants changes to the Stark Law and a hospice agrees to a penalty.

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UnitedHealthcare Expands Effort To Rein In Rising Costs Of Cancer Treatment

By Julie Appleby October 29, 2015 KFF Health News Original

As part of an effort to pinpoint what’s driving up health expenditures, the insurer is broadening a pilot program to include about 500 more oncologists, bringing the total to 650 physicians in seven states.

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