Minority patients less interested in hospice care - amednews.com: Nonwhite patients were 20% less likely to enter hospice care. The disparities in end-of-life care did not end there. Among patients who opted for hospice, minorities were likelier to visit the emergency department and stay in the intensive care unit. Nonwhites also were about 40% likelier to disenroll — or leave — hospice, the study said. A common reason why patients disenroll is that they want more aggressive treatment.
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