A review of barriers to utilization of the medicare hospice benefits in urban populations and strategies for enhanced access

Keyphrases

• Urban Population 100%
• Expanded Access 100%
• Hospice 100%
• Medicare Hospice Benefit 100%
• Barriers to Utilization 100%
• Urban Strategies 100%
• Lack of Access 40%
• Hospice Care 40%
• Low-income Communities 40%
• Paucity 20%
• End-of-life Care 20%
• Primary Care 20%
• Decedents 20%
• Access to Care 20%
• Reimbursement 20%
• Health Maintenance 20%
• Urban Community 20%
• Access to Health 20%
• Disparities in Access 20%
• Maintenance Care 20%
• Outreach Project 20%
• Inpatient Hospice 20%
• Stable Communities 20%
• Barriers to Palliative Care 20%

Medicine and Dentistry

• Medicare 100%
• Primary Health Care 100%
• End of Life Care 100%
• Symptomatic Treatment 100%
• Urban Population 100%
• Access to Health Care 100%

Nursing and Health Professions

• Medicare 100%
• Hospice Care 100%
• Urban Population 100%
• Primary Medical Care 50%
• Reimbursement 50%
• Palliative Therapy 50%
• Health Care 50%
• Terminal Care 50%