Does Hospice Save Medicare Money?
The purpose of this study is to determine probability of hospice usage and predicted probabilities of hospice care prior to death between hospice users and non-users. Then it compares costs per day from hospice entry to death for those using hospice to costs per day for the same period of time. Also, it determines whether the results differ by diagnosis including cancer, heart disease, COPD, and neurological degenerative disorders and Alzheimer’s disease. For more information contact Don Taylor.