Eligibility Criteria Contribute To Racial Disparities In Hospice Use

Monday, December 22, 2008 - 08:14 in Health & Medicine

A new study finds that hospice services -- care that is provided by physicians, visiting nurses, chaplains, home health aides, social workers and counselors -- have restrictions that reduce usage by many patients who are most in-need, particularly African-Americans.

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