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Cost-Effective Care Coordination for People With Dementia at Home.

Amber WillinkKaren DavisDeirdre M JohnstonBetty BlackMelissa ReulandIan StockwellHalima AmjadConstantine G LyketsosQuincy M Samus
Published in: Innovation in aging (2020)
Managed care plans with the flexibility to engage community health workers could benefit from a low-cost, high-touch intervention to meet the needs of enrollees with dementia. Limitations for using and reimbursing community health workers exist in Medicare fee-for-service, which CMS should address to maximize benefit for PWD.
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