title: Access to hospice. Ethical dimensions.
abstract: The ethical dimensions of availability and accessibility of hospice care to dying persons and their families are discussed. The Dying Person's Bill of Rights is used as a framework for commenting on applicable ethical principles, reimbursement patterns of the federal government, and decision-making obligations of society, institutions, caregivers, patients, and families.
mesh_terms: D003657:Decision Making; D004989:Ethics; D035082:Federal Government; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006738:Hospices / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006806:Human Rights; D006801:Humans; D006278:Medicare; D028681:Moral Obligations; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D028701:Patient Rights; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D012935:Social Justice; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000191:economics; D014481:United States