This case study analyzes a successful example of a medical group partnering with a home health agency to provide community-based palliative care for high-risk members of their accountable care organization.
Details how dually enrolled beneficiaries have significantly higher levels of comorbidities and higher costs of care than their non-dually enrolled counterparts.
Care model that integrates home-based primary care and palliative care for patients with serious illness reports reduced health care utilization and improved patient care experience.
Case study explores the unique structure of Washington State’s demonstration under the federal Financial Alignment Initiative, including summary of results to date.
Telehealth interventions had similar outcomes to in-person care for different services and populations, but did not consistently impact utilization such as physician or emergency department visits.
Analyzes the largest drivers of high costs among persistently high-cost Medicare-Medicaid beneficiaries, and finds most spending related to long-term care.