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. 2019 Jun 1;179(6):829-830.
doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.8615.

Early Utilization Patterns of the New Medicare Procedure Codes for Advance Care Planning

Emmanuelle Belanger  1   2 , Lacey Loomer  1 , Joan M Teno  3 , Susan L Mitchell  4 , Deepak Adhikari  2 , Pedro L Gozalo  1   2   5
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Early Utilization Patterns of the New Medicare Procedure Codes for Advance Care Planning

Emmanuelle Belanger et al. JAMA Intern Med. .

Abstract

This study of Medicare claims analyzes utilization patterns for new Current Procedural Terminology codes for advance care planning visits.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Belanger reports grants from the National Institute of Aging (NIA) outside of the submitted work during the conduct of the study. Dr Teno reports grants from NIA during the conduct of the study. Dr Mitchell reports grants from National Institutes of Health (NIH) during the conduct of the study and grants from the NIH outside the submitted work. Dr Gozalo reports grants from the NIH/NIA during the conduct of the study. No other disclosures were reported.

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Figure.. Percentage of Medicare Decedents With Any Advance Care Planning Visit in the United States in 2016
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