Hospice and future of end-of-life care: approaches and funding ideas.
To increase the number of people using hospice and the length of stay in hospices, the hospice movement needs more urgently to refocus its message than to make the benefit more attractive.
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Chronic Care Policy Group, Center for Health Plans and Providers, Health Care Financing Administration, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244, USA. Thoyer@hcfa.gov
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