Medicare Hospices

Table and Figure Descriptions:

Table 8.1 - Number of Hospices, Number of Persons, Covered Days of Care, Total Charges, and Program Payments for Hospice Services Used by Medicare Beneficiaries: Calendar Years 1993-2007

Table 8.2 - Number of Persons, Covered Days of Care, Total Charges, and Program Payments for Hospice Services by Demographic Characteristics: Calendar Year 2007

Table 8.3 - Number of Hospices, Number of Persons, Covered Days of Care, Total Charges, and Program Payments for Hospice Services Used by Medicare Beneficiaries, by Area of Residence: Calendar Year 2007

Figure 8.1 - Trends in Medicare Hospice Benefit Program Payments: Calendar Years 1986-2007