Minnesota's 'health care homes' aim to fill gaps in support for late-in-life patients
on Wed, 2014-03-19 00:00 lisabeth
As the giant boomer cohort of Americans begins to reach senior status, neither individuals nor the disparate components of the U.S. medical system have fully prepared for a new reality: People can expect to live far longer than their forebears. And as they age, patients frequently will need years of coordinated care and support services before they enter the end stage of life. Yet disproportionate amounts of spending go for desperate treatments at the very end.
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[1] http://www.minnpost.com/health/2014/03/minnesotas-health-care-homes-aim-fill-gaps-support-late-life-patients?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20Daily%20Health%20Policy%20Report&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=12262542&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8rMH6bMaAz1_1j_hsBnBnTuv7VGQPm_Q1xExJNmPNRAWTohsSuNSJzHRTRBdSW9huucfc_gz1DniPzJJEQa2IRL9Gz3g&_hsmi=12262542