As patients near the end of life with a terminal diagnosis, some may decided they will seek medical care only for comfort and ...

In 2021, 1.7 million Americans chose hospice services, which provide comfort, care, and support for those nearing the end of life. To receive hospice care, a patient must meet these three conditions: ...

A hospice is closing a number of its services which are funded entirely through charitable income as it faces a projected ...

This content is sponsored by Capital Caring Health. Capital Caring Health is one of the original hospice providers in the country and the oldest in the Washington, D.C., area. The nonprofit started ...

Only 44% of rural Medicare patients who died in the second half of 2013 used hospice services. In urban areas, the figure was more than 50%. (Photo illustration via p2a.co/scyNCro) Expanding the use ...

This update comes at a time when the healthcare industry is rapidly shifting toward patient-centered models, digital access, ...