Aug 8 2011
USA Today: Medicare Costs For Hospice Up 70%
Medicare costs for hospice care have increased more than in any other health care sector as for-profit companies continue to gain a larger share of the end-of-life medical market, government records show (Kennedy, 8/7).
Related, earlier from KHN:Growing Hospice Care Costs Bring Concerns About Misuse (Rau, 6/27)
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