Cost differential associated with hospice use among older patients with multiple myeloma
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Cost savings associated with expanded hospice use in Medicare.
Dear Editor: Despite mounting evidence that hospice provides highvalue, high-quality care, many eligible Medicare beneficiaries do not enroll, and lengths of hospice stay remain short. Policymakers have considered changes to Medicare policies to encourage hospice use, but there are persistent concerns about the impact of expanding services on the long-term financial solvency of the program. In ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Geriatric Oncology
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1879-4068
DOI: 10.1016/j.jgo.2019.06.010