Hospice Care Statistics

According to the National Association for Home Care:

• There are more than 2,200 hospices participating in the Medicare program in the US, with an additional 200 volunteer hospices.

• In 1998, more than 400,000 patients received hospice care through Medicare or Medicaid programs.

• Most hospice patients are age 65 or older. Almost as many males as females are hospice patients, and most hospice patients are married.

• The most common terminal illnesses among hospice patients is lung cancer, prostate cancer, and breast cancer.

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