Impact of Hospice Disenrollment on Health Care Use and Medicare Expenditures for Patients With Cancer

Patients with cancer represent the largest diagnostic group of hospice users, with 560,000 referred for hospice in 2008. Oncologists rely on hospice teams to provide care for patients who have completed disease-directed treatment and desire to remain at home. However, 11% to 15% of hospice users dis...

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