Better genetic testing for cancer risks means more people need genetic counseling

Plus: Improving hospice care for dying patients and lessons from the innovative hospital-at-home model

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Adobe Opinion: Medicare beneficiaries deserve access to genetic counselors For 65 million Medicare beneficiaries, genetic counseling services are currently behind a locked door. That must change. By Deepti Babu Opinion: The hospice industry needs major reforms. It should start with apologies If you spend time with dying patients and their families, you learn about the value of apologies. Hospice should take note. By Ira Byock Opinion: What the hospital-at-home movement tells us about igniting innovation in health care Hospital-at-home programs have been studied since the 1970s. But it took a pandemic to jump-start them. It shouldn't have been that way. By James B. Rebitzer and Robert S. Rebitzer

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