This statistic displays the distribution of United States hospice patients by race in 2017. In that year, 8.2 percent of hospice patients were Black or African American. 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. hospice patients in 2017, by race
Note that the findings for the 2018 report 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. (July 3, 2019). Distribution of U.S. hospice patients in 2017, by race [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 26, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/339884/race-of-hospice-patients-in-the-us/
NHPCO. "Distribution of U.S. hospice patients in 2017, by race." Chart. July 3, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 26, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/339884/race-of-hospice-patients-in-the-us/
NHPCO. (2019). Distribution of U.S. hospice patients in 2017, by race. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 26, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/339884/race-of-hospice-patients-in-the-us/
NHPCO. "Distribution of U.S. Hospice Patients in 2017, by Race." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Jul 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/339884/race-of-hospice-patients-in-the-us/
NHPCO, Distribution of U.S. hospice patients in 2017, by race Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/339884/race-of-hospice-patients-in-the-us/ (last visited February 26, 2020)
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