Closing the Gap in Hospice Utilization for the Minority Medicare Population
Background: Medicare spends about 20% more on the last year of life for Black and Hispanic people than White people. With lower hospice utilization rates, racial/ethnic minorities receive fewer hospice-related benefits such as lesser symptoms, lower costs, and improved quality of life. For-profit ho...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2019-06-01
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| Series: | Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2333721419855667 |