Caring for medically complex children: the case for PPEC | Jeffrey Soffen (Spark Pediatrics)

Any conversation about value-based care in pediatric populations would be incomplete without talking about children with high medical complexity.The reality of caring for children with high medical complexity and the barriers their families face is under-discussed, and so is the hard problem of financing their care– it’s 6% of the population and 40% of the spend according to this note from the Children’s Hospital Association, and of that 40%, roughly half is on skilled nursing. It’s also important to keep in mind that ~50% of children’s healthcare is paid for through Medicaid and CHIP.An interesting approach to delivering high quality care for these children is Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care, also known as PPEC. To talk about the unique challenges that high medical complexity kids face, the care they need, and his company’s approach to meeting those needs, we’re welcoming Jeffrey Soffen, CEO of Spark Pediatrics.For more from Health Tech Nerds, subscribe to our weekly newsletters: https://www.healthtechnerds.com/subscribe