A Look At New Medi-Cal Palliative Care Regulation That Went Into Effect Earlier This Year
KPCC offers information about the new regulation that allows patients with congestive heart failure, advanced cancer, liver disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease to get more services to address suffering associated with their illness.
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Critically Ill Medi-Cal Patients Just Got An Important New Benefit
About 300 health care providers from around the Los Angeles region gathered for a day-long conference Saturday to learn more about palliative care and end-of-life planning. L.A.'s largest Medi-Cal plan brought them together to learn more about a new state regulation that took effect in early 2018. In 2014, California passed a law requiring Medi-Cal Managed Care patients get access to palliative care. Now, patients with congestive heart failure, advanced cancer, liver disease, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease can get more services to address suffering associated with their illness. Over those four years, the state has been ramping up to prepare for the new patient need. (Faust, 2/24)