2019 Financial Management Conference

602. The Changing Landscape of Advanced Illness and Palliative Care (Room Sheraton 3)

Policymakers, payers and providers have taken deliberate steps to advance our health system’s response to the care needs of people with advanced illness. These interventions include use of existing Part A and B benefits to deliver palliative care, the provision of palliative care as a supplemental benefit under Medicare Advantage (MA), and demonstration projects that include the Medicare Care Choices Model (MCCM) and a physician-based palliative care model. This session will explore key developments in this changing landscape, their potential and implications.