Hospice Episodes Figure / Hospice Type All Hospices Number / Hospice Services / Hospice Episodes / Hospice Use / Decedents w/ Hospice / Hospice Benefit When / Hospice Benefit / Used Hospice / /
IndustryTerm
aggressive curative services / treatment services / medical social services / hospice services / treatment for the terminal illness / /
MedicalCondition
Both CHC / congestive heart failure / CHC / Alzheimer / Dementia Heart Disease / cancer / dementia / terminal cancer / Any CHC / terminal illness / Alzheimer’s/dementia / illness / Category All Diagnoses Cancer Non-Cancer / /
MedicalTreatment
pain management / /
Organization
Congress / ASPE office of Health Policy / Medicare Payment Advisory Commission / Bureau of Labor Statistics / Department of Health and Human Services office / Medicare / /
Person
Susan Bogasky / Sally Stearns / Steve Sheingold / /
Position
General / Secretary / home health aide / Assistant Secretary for Planning / /
Medicare’s Hospice Benefit: Revising the Payment System to Better Reflect Visit Intensity