Hospices' enrollment policies may contribute to underuse of hospice care in the United States

Health Affairs

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2690-2698

  Carlson, Melissa D Aldridge ^a   Barry, Colleen L ^b   Cherlin, Emily J ^c   McCorkle, Ruth ^d   Bradley, Elizabeth H ^e  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d YALE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^e YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHEMOTHERAPY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL CARE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION; UNITED STATES; AGED; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPICE; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MALE; MANAGEMENT; MEDICARE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UTILIZATION; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPICES; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICARE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT SELECTION; POLICY MAKING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84871855728     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2012.0286     Document Type: Article

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