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One in Five Hospice Patients Is Discharged Alive

Medicare reimbursement structure and profit motive are largely to blame

Hospice, as most of us understand it, is a model of care that provides comfort and support to people who are terminally ill. The care can be delivered in a hospital, in a nursing home or in the patient’s own … Continue reading

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