Home Health & Hospice Week

U.K #1 In End-Of-Life Care; U.S. Ranks #9 Of 30

The United Kingdom ranked number one in a new study gauging the quality of end-oflife care. The U.S. ranked ninth in the study conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit, a research arm of The Economist magazine. "A well-established network of hospices as well as strong government support for end-of-life care helped to place Britain at the top of the list of 40 countries, despite not having the best health care system," says the report. The U.S. was penalized for requiring patients to give up curative treatment to enter hospice. A link to the study is at www.eiu.com.
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