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Archive Home > 2008 > August > 07 > The health of hospice

The health of hospice

Hospice services in Central Oregon are concerned about new federal funding cuts

By Markian Hawryluk / The Bulletin
August 7, 2008

There’s little debate about it. The hospice program is widely considered one of the great successes of the Medicare program. Instead of spending hundreds of thousands for futile treatments at the end of life, hospice allows Medicare beneficiaries to opt for palliative care designed to....

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