Regional Impact of a Specialist Pediatric Palliative Care Program on Health Care Utilization and Cost: A Population-Level Difference-in-Differences Analysis.
BACKGROUND Access to pediatric palliative care (PPC) is a universal human right, yet most children-in-need globally go without. Costs remain a primary barrier to program development, yet research regarding the economic impact of programs is inconsistent and inconclusive. OBJECTIVES To examine health care utilization...