Christakis N.A. / Kelley A.S. / Aetna / Medicare Advocacy Inc. / New York Times / /
Continent
America / /
Country
United States / /
Currency
USD / / /
Facility
Hospice Use / Terminal Cancer Patients / National Hospice / Hospice Use Among African Americans / Terminal Illness / Hospice Enrollment Saves Money / Hospice Care / University of Michigan’s Comprehensive Cancer Center / /
IndustryTerm
curative services / transportation / conventional oncology management / care for chronic and serious illness / physician services / hospice services / health insurance / treatment of the terminal illness / homemaker services / bereavement services / diverse / social work services / social insurance / hospital services / Care for Advanced Illness / for-profit chain / /
MedicalCondition
advanced illness / illness / higher cancer / congestive heart failure / cancer / advanced cancers / Metastatic Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer / chronic obstructive pulmonary disease / terminal illness / chronic and serious illness / HIV/AIDS / metastatic lung cancer / serious illness / /
MedicalTreatment
chemotherapy / counseling / speech therapy / /
Organization
American Society of Law / Medicine and Ethics / Medicare Payment Advisory Commission / National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization / National Academy of Social Insurance / American Society of Clinical Oncology / the University of Michigan’s Comprehensive Cancer Center / Medicare / Congress / U.S. Department of Justice Press Release / White House / U.S. Department of Justice / Consumer Coalition for Quality Health Care / National Economic Council / Elder Justice Coalition / /
Person
Janet H. Forlini / Cicely Saunders / Lee Goldberg / Aldridge Carlson / Chris Dawe / / /
Position
advisor / hospice aide and homemaker / physician / independent consultant / Vice President for Health Policy / health policy advisor / /
Health Policy Brief November 2014 • No. 12 Concurrent Palliative and Curative