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Decisions about end-of-life care are often informed by medical, financial and ethical considerations. [3] [4] [1] In most developed countries, medical spending on people in the last twelve months of life makes up roughly 10% of total aggregate medical spending, while those in the last three years of life can cost up to 25%. [5]
Transfer of hospice: Transfer of hospice does not involve a discharge from hospice in general, but a discharge from the current hospice provider to another one. [87] Discharge for cause: Occasionally a hospice will be unable to provide care to a patient, either due to philosophical differences with the patient or due to a safety issue.
Hospice comes from the Latin word hospitum which means hospitality. Initially as a form of lodging for the sick, hospice refers to holistic end of life care. The word palliate comes from the Latin word "pallium", which means "cloak"—to palliate is to cloak, or cover up, the symptoms of an illness without curing it. [1]
Since 2000, the hospice industry has ballooned in size, adding providers and caring for more patients, who are living longer. Because Medicare pays most hospice claims, the cost to taxpayers has increased substantially. Here is a look at the expansion of Medicare-funded hospice.
Hospice care is a type of health care that focuses on the palliation of a terminally ill patient's pain and symptoms and attending to their emotional and spiritual needs at the end of life. Hospice care prioritizes comfort and quality of life by reducing pain and suffering.
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