MedPAC identifies low rates of hospice use among kidney disease patients
04/22/25 at 03:00 AM
MedPAC identifies low rates of hospice use among kidney disease patients
McKnights Home Care; by Adam Healy; 4/17/25
Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) use hospice at far lower rates than patients with other conditions, according to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission. In 2023, 31% of Medicare decedents with ESRD used hospice services, compared with 52% of all Medicare decedents. Hospice lifetime length of stay is also lower among decedents with ESRD, at a median of six days compared with 18 for all Medicare decedents, MedPAC commissioners said during their April meeting. ...