In 2021, Medicare paid hospice providers 23.1 billion U.S. dollars. Medicare hospice spending has been steadily increasing in the past years. Hospices provide end of life medical care, pain management, as well as emotional and spiritual support.
Medicare spending for hospices in the U.S. from 2014 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars)
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NHPCO. (December 13, 2023). Medicare spending for hospices in the U.S. from 2014 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1037140/hospice-medicare-spending-in-the-us/
NHPCO. "Medicare spending for hospices in the U.S. from 2014 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. December 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1037140/hospice-medicare-spending-in-the-us/
NHPCO. (2023). Medicare spending for hospices in the U.S. from 2014 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1037140/hospice-medicare-spending-in-the-us/
NHPCO. "Medicare Spending for Hospices in The U.S. from 2014 to 2021 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1037140/hospice-medicare-spending-in-the-us/
NHPCO, Medicare spending for hospices in the U.S. from 2014 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1037140/hospice-medicare-spending-in-the-us/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
Medicare spending for hospices in the U.S. from 2014 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], NHPCO, December 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1037140/hospice-medicare-spending-in-the-us/