In the wake of the government-wide sequestration cuts in 2011, the hospice industry was not spared. Medicare hospice payments were reduced by two percent in accordance with a sequestration order ...
Medicare payments grew just under 10% to $20.9 billion; Hospices served 1.6 million patients, including 51% of 2019 decedents (both modest increases); Average length of stay grew by 2 days to 92.6 ...