Hospice Visit Patterns Across Patient Demographic and Clinical Characteristics

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Examines visit patterns among Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 and older enrolled in hospice, to help establish or evaluate benchmark visit standards, quality measures, care delivery practices, and workforce planning. Features statistics on characteristics of Medicare hospice enrollees from 2016-2021, with breakdowns by urban, large rural, small rural, and isolated small rural location.

Lauren J. Hunt, Joanne Spetz, Siqi Gan, et al.

Health Affairs Scholar, 4(10), qxag271

10/2026

Hospice and palliative care · Older adults · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data