This statistic displays the distribution of United States Medicare decedents who received hospice care by race in 2019. In that year, around 41 percent of Black or African American Medicare decedents were hospice patients. Hospices provide medical care, pain management, as well as emotional and spiritual support. However, care for a patient is emphasized in a hospice where hospice staff typically visits a patient.
Distribution of U.S. Medicare decedents who were hospice patients in 2019, by race
Note that the findings for the 2017 reflect only those patients who
received care in 2017 through the Medicare Hospice Benefit
and the hospices certified by the Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services (CMS) to provide care for them.
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NHPCO. (October 28, 2021). Distribution of U.S. Medicare decedents who were hospice patients in 2019, by race [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 09, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/339884/race-of-hospice-patients-in-the-us/
NHPCO. "Distribution of U.S. Medicare decedents who were hospice patients in 2019, by race." Chart. October 28, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 09, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/339884/race-of-hospice-patients-in-the-us/
NHPCO. (2021). Distribution of U.S. Medicare decedents who were hospice patients in 2019, by race. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 09, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/339884/race-of-hospice-patients-in-the-us/
NHPCO. "Distribution of U.S. Medicare Decedents Who Were Hospice Patients in 2019, by Race." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Oct 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/339884/race-of-hospice-patients-in-the-us/
NHPCO, Distribution of U.S. Medicare decedents who were hospice patients in 2019, by race Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/339884/race-of-hospice-patients-in-the-us/ (last visited August 09, 2022)
