Findings from a study led by Donald Taylor, Ph.D., assistant professor at Duke University, were highlighted in the November 11 Yahoo! News article, “Few American’s Make End-of-Life Wishes Known.” [1] The article discusses hospice care and health reform legislation. Taylor and colleagues examined whether hospice care saves money for the Medicare program and affects out-of-pocket expenses of families of terminally ill Medicare beneficiaries.
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[1] http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091111/ap_on_he_me/us_health_overhaul_hospice_care
[2] http://www.hcfo.org/topics/costs-and-cost-containment
[3] http://www.hcfo.org/topics/end-life-care
[4] http://www.hcfo.org/topics/medicare