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CampaignOk8351 t1_j4wthiw wrote

Hospital wants you out as soon as possible 99% of the time

You don't get bonus $$$ for keeping a patient. Exact opposite in fact, you get seriously penalized by Medicare

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CampaignOk8351 t1_j4wstqu wrote

>and underfunded as a resource.

It's not really underfunded at all in USA but it is underutilized

If anything, I think it's going to get a nasty crackdown on reimbursement because as is, hospice care reimburses probably a lot more than the labor or medications can reasonably justify. It's using 150-year-old medications that cost pennies, administered by an RN

That's my prediction, but CMS is notoriously well-known to do the exact opposite of what needs to happen

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