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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

State health reform efforts increasingly focus on providing comprehensive and well-coordinated care to people with serious illness to improve quality of care and drive down costs. T)he benefit will be made available in all care settings including the community, nursing facilities, and assisted living facilities.”