Journal of palliative medicine
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J Palliat Med
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Comparative Study
Cash and compassion: profit status and the delivery of hospice services.
To evaluate the relationship of hospice profit status to patient selection and service delivery. ⋯ For-profit hospices compared to not-for profit hospices serve a higher percentage of persons with noncancer diagnoses, residents of long-term care, and persons with government insurance. Differences in patterns of nursing services among hospices were related to patient characteristics. The potential availability of complex palliative services did not differ by profit status.