Advance Care Planning (ACP) in Medicare Beneficiaries with Heart Failure.

Seuli Bose BrillSean R RileyLaura PraterPatrick M SchnellAnne L R SchusterSakima A SmithBeth ForemanWendy Yi XuJillian GustinYiting LiChen ZhaoTodd BarrettJ Madison Hyer

Published in: Journal of general internal medicine (2024)

Billed advance care planning delivery to individuals with heart failure occurs infrequently. Prioritizing billed advance care planning delivery to these individuals may reduce total end-of-life expenditures and end-of-life inpatient expenditures through promoting use of outpatient end-of-life services, including home healthcare and hospice.

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