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Seven Steps for Building a Community-Based Palliative Care Benefit Within Medicaid

NASHP

STEP 3: Define Staffing and Service Standards The National Consensus Project’s Palliative Care Guidelines advise delivering palliative care through an interdisciplinary team that may include professionals such as: Physician. Nurse Practitioner. Advance Practice Registered Nurse. Care Manager. Social Worker.

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Sustainability and Value: State Palliative Care Reimbursement Strategies

NASHP

It is increasingly clear that any program’s ability to improve care value is critically reliant on targeting the right patients — not too many, not too few, but the right ones.” — Diane E. The state began implementation of palliative care legislation with an analysis of state Medicaid claims and encounter data.