Hospices Promise Peace at the End of Life-but Many Don't Deliver.

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      MEDICARE Payment Advisory Commission (U.S.)
    • Abstract:
      The article focuses on the patient care promises made at hospice care centers in U.S. and services provided there. It includes information on the problems faced by a metastatic prostate cancer patient and his wife at Mat-Su Regional Home Health and Hospice. It presents information on the national survey of families of hospice care patients by Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) and economic aspects of hospice care as discussed by Medicare Payment Advisory Commission.