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Improving Access to and Equity of Care for People with Serious Illness

Explore approaches to improve access and equity of care for people with serious illness through new legislation, innovative payment and delivery models, and interdisciplinary team-based care. Address workforce issues and increase diversity and inclusion in end-of-life care.

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Improving Access to and Equity of Care for People with Serious Illness

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  1. Improving Access to and Equity of Care for People with Serious Illness Lori Bishop, MHA, BSN, RN, CHPN Vice President of Palliative & Advanced Care, NHPCO NASEM Roundtable Workshop on April 4, 2019

  2. Improving Access Three Approaches Payment and Delivery Models New Legislation Independent InnovationModels

  3. Improving Access New Payment and Delivery Models Alternative Payment Model (APM) for Medicare Beneficiaries living with Serious Illness Increase Access to Needed Services Interdisciplinary team Person and family-centered care 24 hour access CMS Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) has authority under Affordable Care Act

  4. Improving AccessNew Legislation Rural Access to Hospice Act Increase access to underserved Medicare beneficiaries Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act Address workforce issues NHPCO Legislative Proposals Expand the Hospice benefit Value-based healthcare

  5. Improving AccessNHPCO Innovation Models Equity at End of Life Program Developed by Hospice provider community Increase diversity and inclusion Modeled after successful We Honor VeteransProgram Pilot Program Fall 2019 Start small-scale, 9-12 months Phase-in improvements over time

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