Rural-Urban Disparities in the Delivery and Intensity of the Medicare Hospice Benefit
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Description
Analyzes how receipt, duration, location, and frequency of hospice care vary by rural or urban dwelling among Medicare-enrolled decedents aged 66 years or older, using 2013-2022 Master Beneficiary Summary File (MBSF) data.
Author(s)
Claire Ankuda, Ken Covinsky, Bocheng Jing, et al.
Citation
JAMA, 336(13), 1167-1169
Date
10/2026
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· Hospice and palliative care
· Medicare
· Older adults
· Rural-urban differences
· Statistics and data