Recently, Medicare launched a new online tool to help families and caregivers compare hospice agencies in their local area based on the quality of care they provide. Among other things, the tool compares how often the hospice agencies ask patients or caregivers about treatment preferences at the beginning of hospice care, as well as how responsive the hospice agencies are to pain, shortness of breath, constipation, and other common conditions experienced by patients receiving hospice care. Given the wide range of hospice agencies available for comparison, this tool should prove to be a valuable resource for families and caregivers looking
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