BACKGROUND: Life-sustaining medical care of patients with advanced cancer at the end of life (EOL) is costly. Patient-physician discussions about EOL wishes are associated with lower rates of intensive interventions. METHODS: Funded by the National…
OBJECTIVES: To examine racial and ethnic variation in use of hospice and high-intensity care in patients with terminal illness. DESIGN: Retrospective, secondary data analysis. SETTING: Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results-Medicare Database…
