HAP Foundation, NORC: Structural Racism Impedes Access to Hospice, Palliative Care
Hospice News
APRIL 11, 2024
Roughly 82% of Medicare decedents in 2018 were Caucasian, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. The issues identified in the report exist across the country. Access to hospice and palliative care is perceived as lacking. Some participants said they couldn’t receive hospice or palliative care when they needed it.
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