Longer Periods Of Hospice Service Associated With Lower End-Of-Life Spending In Regions With High Ex...
Longer Periods Of Hospice Service Associated With Lower End-Of-Life Spending In Regions With High Expenditures
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Chevy Chase: The People to People Health Foundation, Inc., Project HOPE
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Chevy Chase: The People to People Health Foundation, Inc., Project HOPE
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Hospice use is expected to decrease end-of-life expenditures, yet evidence for its financial impact remains inconclusive. One potential explanation is that the use of hospice may produce differential cost-savings effects by region because of geographic variation in end-of-life spending patterns. We examined 103,745 elderly Medicare fee-for-service...
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Longer Periods Of Hospice Service Associated With Lower End-Of-Life Spending In Regions With High Expenditures
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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_1868261544
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_1868261544
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0278-2715
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1544-5208
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10.1377/hlthaff.2016.0683
