The Detroit News | By: Michael Ollove
The pandemic, which has left an estimated tens of thousands of Americans with long-term debilitating symptoms, has prompted a renewed push to provide full palliative team care services to seriously ill patients in their homes. Often, patients get a patchwork of palliative care services at home, advocates say, but not comprehensive services delivered by a team.
In this article, Bob Parker, Chief Clinical & Compliance Officer for Intrepid USA, discusses how a comprehensive palliative care benefit would help providers reach eligible patients to provide the support they need.
