Medicare Program Expenditures Associated with Hospice Use

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Medicare Program Expenditures Associated with Hospice Use

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Table 1. Sample Characteristics by Condition Cohort and Age Stratum

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Table 2. Unadjusted Mean Medicare Program Expenditures in the Last Year of Life by Hospice Enrollment, with Ratios of Hospice to Non-Hospice Expenditures within Condition Cohort and Age Stratum

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Table 3. Ratios (Hospice/Non–Hospice Enrollees) of Adjusted Mean Medicare Expenditures in the Last Year of Life by Condition Cohort and Age Stratum

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Figure. Estimated effect of hospice on adjusted mean Medicare program expenditures in the last year of life by type of Medicare expenditure within condition cohort and age stratum.

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Table 4. Differences between Adjusted Mean Medicare Program Expenditures in the Last Year of Life for Hospice Enrollees Compared with Non–Hospice Enrollees by Type of Expenditure within Condition Cohort and Age Stratum

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Table 5. Key Conclusions and Implications for Policy and Future Research