Us hospice industry experienced considerable turbulence from changes in ownership, growth, and shift to for-profit status

Health Affairs

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1286-1293

  Thompson, Jennifer W ^a   Carlson, Melissa D A ^b   Bradley, Elizabeth H ^c  

^a HARVARD PILGRIM HEALTH CARE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPICE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MEDICARE; NON PROFIT HOSPITAL; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; RURAL AREA; SUBURBAN AREA; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

HOSPICES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; OWNERSHIP; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84862859000     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2011.1247     Document Type: Article

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