Author: Roundtable on Quality Care for People with Serious Illness

A growing body of research indicates that social determinants of health have a significant impact on health care utilization and outcomes. Research...

To explore the current and future state of serious illness care research, the National Academies Roundtable on Quality Care for People with Serious...

Approximately five percent of Medicare beneficiaries (2.2 million Americans) are living with serious illness, as are many other non-Medicare eligib...

The United States is facing an opioid use disorder epidemic with opioid overdoses killing 47,000 people in the U.S. in 2017. The past three decades...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that approximately 40 million people in the United States suffer from a serious illness th...

The United States faces a significantly aging population as well as a growing share of the population that is living longer with multiple chronic c...

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted existing weaknesses in the United States health care system, while creating a new set of challenges related t...

Millions of Americans of all ages face the challenge of living with serious illnesses such as advanced cancer, heart, or lung disease. Many people ...

Advance Care Planning(ACP)has long been a staple of caring for people with serious illness. Over its history, it has been defined in different ways...

Palliative care is the interdisciplinary specialty focused on improving quality of life for people with serious illness and their families. This in...

Millions of peopleinfants, children, adults, and their familiesare currently coping with serious illness in the United States. Efforts are intensif...

Millions of people in the United States live with serious illnesses such as cancer, heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD), a...