Report: Hospice Utilization Up in 11 States in 2015, but Overall Usage Declines

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission’s (MedPAC’s) recent 2017 Report to Congress indicates that, based on sheer numbers and percent of Medicare decedents that have used hospice services, hospice utilization continues to increase.  However, an analysis conducted by Pennsylvania-based Healthcare Market Resources, that compares the number of patients served by hospice against total Medicare enrollees for…