In 2021, among white Medicare beneficiaries who died that year, half had used hospice services. On the other hand, among American Indian or Alaskan Natives, only one in three were hospice patients. Hospice use has decreased across all race/ethnicity groups compared to 2019.
Percentage of Medicare decedents who were hospice patients in the United States from 2019 to 2021, by race and ethnicity*
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NHPCO. (December 13, 2023). Percentage of Medicare decedents who were hospice patients in the United States from 2019 to 2021, by race and ethnicity* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 11, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/339884/race-of-hospice-patients-in-the-us/
NHPCO. "Percentage of Medicare decedents who were hospice patients in the United States from 2019 to 2021, by race and ethnicity*." Chart. December 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/339884/race-of-hospice-patients-in-the-us/
NHPCO. (2023). Percentage of Medicare decedents who were hospice patients in the United States from 2019 to 2021, by race and ethnicity*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/339884/race-of-hospice-patients-in-the-us/
NHPCO. "Percentage of Medicare Decedents Who Were Hospice Patients in The United States from 2019 to 2021, by Race and Ethnicity*." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/339884/race-of-hospice-patients-in-the-us/
NHPCO, Percentage of Medicare decedents who were hospice patients in the United States from 2019 to 2021, by race and ethnicity* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/339884/race-of-hospice-patients-in-the-us/ (last visited May 11, 2024)
Percentage of Medicare decedents who were hospice patients in the United States from 2019 to 2021, by race and ethnicity* [Graph], NHPCO, December 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/339884/race-of-hospice-patients-in-the-us/