Medicare: More Beneficiaries Use Hospice but for Fewer Days of Care
HEHS-00-182
Published: Sep 18, 2000. Publicly Released: Sep 18, 2000.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the Medicare hospice benefit, focusing on: (1) the patterns and trends in hospice use by Medicare beneficiaries; (2) factors that affect the use of the hospice benefit; and (3) the availability of hospice providers to serve the needs of Medicare beneficiaries.
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BeneficiariesHealth care cost controlHealth care programsHome health care servicesHospicesMedical services ratesMedicarePatient care servicesEnd-of-life issuesProgram beneficiaries