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Rural-Urban Disparities in the Delivery and Intensity of the Medicare Hospice Benefit

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: This cross-sectional study examines how hospice care varies across the rural-urban continuum, including length of stay, care setting, visits by hospice staff, and rates of higher-level care.

Source: JAMA

DOI: 10.1001/jama.2026.16190

Authors: Claire K. Ankuda, Ken Covinsky, Bocheng Jing, Helen P. Knight, Krista L. Harrison, Melissa D. Aldridge, Meredith A. MacMartin, Lauren J. Hunt

Institutions: Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Dartmouth–Hitchcock Medical Center, Dartmouth Health, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, University of California, San Francisco, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Global Brain Health Institute, Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies

Language: English

Topic: Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W7204108713

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