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Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease Rarely Use Hospice

A recent study shows that Medicare’s policy of precluding “curative” care in hospice is largely to blame
Posted on June 22, 2018 by Kathleen Clohessy Editor-in Chief/SevenPonds

End-stage renal disease is a life-limiting illness in which the kidneys are no longer functioning, or are functioning so poorly that they can no longer do their job. In the absence of a kidney transplant, people with this condition require … Continue reading →

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