title: The intersection of the Medicare end-stage renal disease (ESRD) benefit and hospice: an overview for home care and hospice clinicians.
abstract: End-of-life care is underutilized in patients with kidney failure despite high mortality and multiple comorbid conditions. Recent revisions in the Medicare Benefit Policy Manual and the Conditions for Coverage for End-Stage Renal Disease provide a clearer understanding for referral to palliative and hospice care. There are recommendations to improve end-of-life care in this complicated population.
authors: Jersey Coast Nephrology and Hypertension Associates, Brick, New Jersey, USA. renalnp@hotmail.com
authors: Debra
authors: D
authors: Castner
authors: Donna
authors: D
authors: Bednarski
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D018450:Disease Progression; D004608:Eligibility Determination; D017051:Hospice Care; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000628:therapy*; D006278:Medicare / Q000458:organization & administration; D010166:Palliative Care; D014481:United States