Older Medicare Beneficiaries Frequently Continue Medications with Limited Benefit Following Hospice Admission
ConclusionsA substantial proportion of Medicare hospice beneficiaries continued to receive LBMs following hospice enrollment. Providers should evaluate the necessity of continuing non-palliative medications at the end of life through a careful, patient-centric consideration of their potential risks and benefits.
Source: Journal of General Internal Medicine - Category: Internal Medicine Source Type: research
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