title: The Medicaid hospice benefit: growing slowly but surely.
abstract: Since its introduction on the Senate floor more than six years ago, the Medicaid hospice benefit has been adopted by 32 states. Legislation is currently pending that would make the benefit mandatory, but without strong support, the Medicaid hospice benefit is threatened in this climate of budget cutbacks.
authors: Hospice Association of America, Washington, DC.
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Neigh
mesh_terms: D006738:Hospices / Q000191:economics*; D007349:Insurance, Health, Reimbursement / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008484:Medicaid / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D013221:State Health Plans / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States