How Medicare Is Altering the Hospice Movement

In 1982, without waiting for the findings of the National Hospice Study, Congress passed legislation enabling certified hospices to receive Medicare reimbursement. What emerged is a reimbursement program that differs substantially from the movement that spawned it. Hospices now face many dilemmas, a...

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Authors: Greer, David S. (Author) ; Mor, Vincent (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 1985
In: The Hastings Center report
Year: 1985, Volume: 15, Issue: 5, Pages: 5-9
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Summary:In 1982, without waiting for the findings of the National Hospice Study, Congress passed legislation enabling certified hospices to receive Medicare reimbursement. What emerged is a reimbursement program that differs substantially from the movement that spawned it. Hospices now face many dilemmas, among them shifting the burden of care to the family, determining who controls the course of patient care, and breaking even financially.
ISSN:1552-146X
Contains:Enthalten in: Hastings Center, The Hastings Center report
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.2307/3563198