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Medicare and Medicare Advantage: How they Work and the Impact on Care Delivery
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Examine what Medicare does and doesn't cover, while exploring the rise of Medicare Advantage and its impact on patients and providers.
Overview of U.S. Health Care Payment and Policy
What You’ll Learn
This course describes the role of Medicare, Medicaid, and private employers in paying for health care in the U.S.—and how this system imposes significant financial responsibility on individual patients and families. After completing this course, learners will understand who pays for which patients and services in the U.S. health care system.
Learning outcomes for this course include:
- Identify 3 differences between the U.S. and other developed nations in terms of health care coverage
- Discuss the role of employers in covering health care expenses
- Identify populations covered by Medicare and by Medicaid
- Explain the financial burden of the U.S. health care system on patients and families
What You’ll Earn
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Tools & Resources
Payment Glossary
Defines key terms in payment vocabulary.
Payment Quick Tips: Understanding Medicare, Medicaid, and Commercial Insurance
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Monograph introducing U.S. health insurance with a focus on Medicare and what it means for palliative care.
Overview of U.S. Health Care Payment and Policy Course References
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Course references
Kaiser Family Foundation Textbook on Health Policy
Kaiser Family Foundation "textbook" on health policy topics.
Commonwealth Fund: US Health Care from a Global Perspective
The Commonwealth Fund's comparison of US versus other countries' health care spending and outcomes.
Course Directors
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Brynn Bowman, MPA
Chief Executive Officer, Center to Advance Palliative Care
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Helen M. Fernandez, MD, MPH
Professor of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Medical Education and Internal Medicine
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Diane E. Meier, MD, FACP, FAAHPM
Founder, Director Emerita and Strategic Medical Advisor, Center to Advance Palliative Care
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Allison Silvers, MBA
Chief Health Care Transformation Officer
Accreditations and Disclosures
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Course Faculty
Diane E. Meier, MD, FACP, FAAHPM. Founder, Director Emerita and Strategic Medical Advisor, Center to Advance Palliative Care
Co-director, Patty and Jay Baker National Palliative Care Center
Professor, Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
Catherine Gaisman Professor of Medical Ethics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
Allison Silvers, MBA. Director, Health Care Transformation, Center to Advance Palliative Care.
Stacie Sinclair, MPP. Associate Director, Policy and Care Transformation, Center to Advance Palliative Care.
Peer Reviewers
Karen Bullock, PhD, LICSW, APHSW-C. Ahearn Endowed Professor, Boston College School of Social Work.
Brittany Chambers, MPH, MCHES. Director, Health Equity and Special Initiatives, Center to Advance Palliative Care.
Philip Solomon, MD. Director, Geriatrics Education and Clinical Integration; Program Director, Geriatrics Fellowship; Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Associate Professor, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell.
Donna Stevens, MHA. Consultant, Center to Advance Palliative Care.
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Medicaid, Veterans Health, and Long-Term Services and Supports
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Learn how Medicaid and VA benefits support vulnerable patients and families needing palliative care, and who qualifies for these programs.
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Fee-for-Service Payment and Quality Oversight
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Explore how fee-for-service payment works, its impact on quality, and strategies to optimize both revenue and performance under this model.