Abstract
This study compares use of the hospice benefit in Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) and Medicare risk-health maintenance organization (HMO) options in South Florida in 1992. A higher percentage of deaths occurred in hospice in the HMO option than in the FFS option. Compared to individuals in the FFS option, HMO-enrolled hospice users had longer lengths of hospice stay, lower 7-day mortality and higher 180-day (6 month) survival. These differences are consistent with the physician's financial incentives associated with the two programs.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1-12 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | The Hospice journal |
Volume | 14 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1999 |