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Another Study Proves Hospice Saves Money

Published on Fri Nov 14, 2014

75 percent of non-hospice patients died in facilities vs. 14 percent of hospice patients. Giving your patients quality care while they stay at home for end of life may be your goal, but you are saving Medicare money in the meantime. So says another new study on the topic, which found that patients in hospice are less likely to die [...]
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