This month's issue of Health Affairs, the leading journal of health policy thought and research, focuses on long-term care services. Two articles look specifically at palliative care and end-of-life care in nursing homes:
"Raising the Standard: Palliative Care in Nursing Homes" by Diane E. Meier, Betty Lim, and Melissa D.A. Carlson. Health Affairs, 29, no. 1 (2010): 136-140.
"A New Medicare End-Of-Life Benefit For Nursing Home Residents" by Haiden A. Huskamp, David G. Stevenson, Michael E. Chernew, and Joseph P. Newhouse. Health Affairs, 29, no. 1 (2010): 130-135.
Readers may also be interested in: Adler ED, Goldfinger JZ, Kalman J, Park ME, Meier DE. Palliative care in the treatment of advanced heart failure. Circulation 2009; 120:2597-606.
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