Hospice Care’s Midlife Crisis

<p>About half of people on Medicare use hospice care before they die, but as the popular benefit turns 40 this year, it is struggling with waste, access and inequity issues.&nbsp;</p><br><p>This week, we look at a federal experiment revamping Medicare's hospice policy, and how it could ultimately change the way millions of people die.</p><br><p>Guests:</p><p><a href="https://vivo.brown.edu/display/vmor" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Vince Mor</a>, PhD, Professor of Health Services, Policy &amp; Practice, Brown University</p><p><a href="https://hosparushealth.org/people/bethany-snider/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bethany Snider</a>, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Hosparus Health</p><p><a href="https://www.vumc.org/health-policy/person/david-stevenson-phd" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">David Stevenson</a>, PhD, Professor of Health Policy, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine</p><p><a href="https://tradeoffs.org/about-us/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Leslie Walker</a>, Senior Producer, Tradeoffs</p><br><p>Learn more and read a full transcript on <a href="https://tradeoffs.org/2023/04/13/medicare-advantage-hospice-vbid/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">our website</a>.</p><br><p>Want more Tradeoffs? Sign up for <a href="https://tradeoffs.us3.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=6ab1fc39a0b1b15521551487c&amp;id=89c5edcb93" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Research Corner, our free weekly newsletter</a>, featuring the latest health policy research and news.</p><br><p>Support this type of journalism today, <a href="https://tradeoffs.org/donate" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">with a gift</a>.</p><br><p>Follow us on <a href="https://twitter.com/tradeoffspod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>.&nbsp;</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>