Chapter 1 When More Is Less: Overuse of Medical Services Harms Patients

Chapter 2 Disparities in Access to Palliative Care

Chapter 3 Family Caregiving and Palliative Care: Aligning Theory, Practice, and Policy

Chapter 4 This Is Your Life: Achieving a Comprehensive, Person-Centered Model of Care at the Intersection of Policy, Politics, and Private Sector Innovation

Chapter 5 Hospice and Healthcare Reform: What Is the Optimal Path?

Chapter 6 Palliative Care in the Long-Term Care Setting

Chapter 7 Quality and Outcome Measures

Chapter 8 Palliative Care’s Impact on Utilization and Costs: Implications for Health Services Research and Policy

Chapter 9 Long-term Services and Supports: A Necessary Complement to Palliative Care

Chapter 10 The Manifest Destinies of Managed Care and Palliative Care

Chapter 11 Models of Care Delivery and Coordination: Palliative Care Integration Within Accountable Care Organizations

Chapter 12 Implementing a Care Planning System: How to Fix the Most Pervasive Errors in Health Care

Chapter 13 Igniting Action to Integrate Palliative Care in Our US Health System: The Role of Disease-Specific Advocacy Groups—A Cancer Advocacy Case Study

Chapter 14 What Do You Mean You Don’t Also Offer Palliative Care? Effective Public Engagement to Harness Demand to Improve Care for Serious Illness

Chapter 15 Research Priorities in Palliative Care for Older Adults

Chapter 16 Medical and Nursing Education & Training