In a recent report released by the Kaiser Family Foundation, researchers found average Medicare per capita spending remains highest for beneficiaries near the end of life. Researchers concluded that they were hopeful “recent change[s] in Medicare payment policy to reimburse physicians for conversations about advance care planning with their patients could bring about changes that better align services delivered with patient preferences and that also potentially reduce the costs associated with care at the end of life.”
The Margolin Group recognizes that far too many individuals do not receive the medical, behavioral health and legal support needed to assure their end-of-life wishes are respected. Through the Win4RI Complex Care Management Initiative, developed in partnership with Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island, Care New England, Integra Community Care Network and Rhode Island Primary Care Physicians Corporation as well as its work with The Gitenstein Institute for Health Law and Policy, The Margolin Group supports the expansion of end-of-life and palliative care – as well as state and federal end-of-life law reform – as an effective way to ensure patients receive the high-quality advanced care they need and deserve.