Palliative Care Yield Cost Savings Lymphoma Patients, But Racial Disparities Exist

Palliative Care Yield Cost Savings Lymphoma Patients, But Racial Disparities Exist
Palliative Care News
December 12, 2023
Lymphoma patients who receive palliative care have fewer hospitalizations that those who do not, but racial and ethnic disparities persist. ... The study found that on average palliative care generated cost savings of $24,269 per patient. However, patients that identified as Black or Hispanic were much less likely to receive palliative care than white patients, reflecting widespread inequities in palliative care and the health care system at large, the research found.