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Availability of Medicare-Certified Hospice Services in Minoritized Racial/Ethnic Group Areas

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Explores the availability of hospice care nationwide across ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) categorized by rurality and racial and ethnic composition. Provides data on the characteristics of hospice providers that serve rural areas and a high proportion of minoritized ethnic and racial groups, as well as the percent of ZCTAs served by one or no hospice providers by Rural-Urban Commuting Area (RUCA) Code.
Author(s)
Janice C. Probst, Nicholas Yell, Gabriel Benavidez, Jan Eberth, Melinda Merrell
Date
08/2022
Type
Document
Organization
Rural and Minority Health Research Center (formerly the South Carolina Rural Health Research Center)
Tagged as
Access · Hospice and palliative care · Racial and ethnic groups · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data

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  • Rural and Minority Health Research Center (formerly the South Carolina Rural Health Research Center), view details