Journal of palliative medicine
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It is unknown how many hospice enrollees elect to be full code and if this is associated with higher hospice live discharge rates. ⋯ Those electing full code status on admission to hospice are at high risk of live hospice discharge after short enrollments, particularly nonwhite enrollees.
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Comparative Study
Proportion and Patterns of Hospice Discharges in Medicare Advantage Compared to Medicare Fee-for-Service.
When Medicare Advantage (MA) patients elect hospice, all covered services are reimbursed under the Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) program. This financial arrangement may incentivize MA plans to refer persons to hospice near end of life when costs of care typically rise. ⋯ MA hospice patients' discharge patterns raised less concerns than FFS.