Changes in Medicare Costs with the Growth of Hospice Care in Nursing Homes

The use of hospice in nursing homes has increased substantially. In this analysis of Medicare expenditures in the last year of life for nursing home patients, hospice expansion between 2004 and 2009 was associated with a mean increase in Medicare spending of $6,800 per patient. Medicare expenditures...

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Published in:	The New England journal of medicine Vol. 372; no. 19; pp. 1823 - 1831
Main Authors:	Gozalo, Pedro, Plotzke, Michael, Mor, Vincent, Miller, Susan C, Teno, Joan M
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Massachusetts Medical Society 07.05.2015
Subjects:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Aging Cancer Dementia disorders Feeding Female Health Care Costs - trends Health care expenditures Health Expenditures - trends Hospice care Hospice Care - economics Hospice Care - trends Humans Least-Squares Analysis Male Medicare Medicare - economics Nursing homes Nursing Homes - economics Older people Propensity Score Terminal Care - economics United States United States
ISSN:	0028-4793, 1533-4406
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