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The Medicare Care Choices Model was associated with reductions in disparities in the use of hospice care for Medicare beneficiaries with terminal illness.

Matthew J NiedzwieckiLauren Vollmer ForrowJonathan GellarR Vincent PohlArnold Y ChenLynn MiescierKeith Kranker
Published in: Health services research (2024)
MCCM increased hospice use and quality of end-of-life care for model enrollees from underserved groups and reduced disparities in hospice use and having multiple emergency department visits.
Keyphrases
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