In 2022, 1.72 million Medicare beneficiaries were enrolled in hospice services for one day or more in the United States. Hospices provide end-of-life medical care, pain management, as well as emotional and spiritual support. Hospice focuses on caring not curing.
Number of Medicare beneficiaries who received hospice care in the U.S. from 2009 to 2022
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NHPCO. (October 13, 2024). Number of Medicare beneficiaries who received hospice care in the U.S. from 2009 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 17, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/339851/number-of-hospice-patients-in-the-us-per-year/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
NHPCO. "Number of Medicare beneficiaries who received hospice care in the U.S. from 2009 to 2022." Chart. October 13, 2024. Statista. Accessed February 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/339851/number-of-hospice-patients-in-the-us-per-year/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
NHPCO. (2024). Number of Medicare beneficiaries who received hospice care in the U.S. from 2009 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/339851/number-of-hospice-patients-in-the-us-per-year/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
NHPCO. "Number of Medicare Beneficiaries Who Received Hospice Care in The U.S. from 2009 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Oct 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/339851/number-of-hospice-patients-in-the-us-per-year/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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Number of Medicare beneficiaries who received hospice care in the U.S. from 2009 to 2022 [Graph], NHPCO, October 13, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/339851/number-of-hospice-patients-in-the-us-per-year/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed