New research shows disparities in hospice enrollment are not likely related to access

Wednesday, November 3, 2010 - 16:30 in Health & Medicine

Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have found that 98 percent of the U.S. population lives in communities within 60 minutes of a hospice provider, suggesting that disparities in use of hospice are not likely due to a lack of access to a hospice provider. The results are published in the current issue of the Journal of Palliative Medicine.

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