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More Health Policy this week! Today, we discuss \u201cSNPs\u201d but this is not a podcast about haircuts during the pandemic. We take a deeper dive into the world of Medicare Advantage and what it means for vulnerable patients facing serious illness and those at the end of life.\xa0

We are joined by UCSF geriatrics fellow Alex Kazberouk to talk to Dr. Claire Ankuda (Assistant Professor at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Palliative Care Physician) and Dr. Cheryl Phillips (President and CEO of the Special Needs Plan Alliance and past president of the American Geriatrics Society).\xa0

We discuss:\xa0

• Special Needs Plans (SNPs) for older adults \u2013 what they are and what they mean for our patients
• What happens when a Medicare Advantage patient enrolls in hospice and how that may change with the new \u201cHospice Carve-In\u201d

This is part two of a two part series on Medicare Advantage and healthcare financing. On our prior episode, we heard Dr. Don Berwick\u2019s and Dr. Rick Gilfillan\u2019s critique of Medicare Advantage plans. This week, we bring up a rebuttal to their critique and also talk about quality data and reporting for Medicare Advantage patients.\xa0

Alex plays The Purchaser\u2019s Option by Rihannon Giddens (she has so many terrific songs!). Astute online viewers will also spot an appearance of the Team Canada Tokyo 2021 Olympic Jacket and Cheryl\u2019s dog.\xa0