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In comparison, total hospice spending for Medicare in 2010 was $13 billion, with an average cost of approximately $10,700 per patient. Medicare does not limit payments for hospice care for individuals, but enforces an aggregate cap for agencies of about $24,500 per beneficiary.
Palliative care and hospice may not only offer a better quality of life for the seriously ill or dying, but at a significant cost savings according to recent studies: http://blogs.wsj.com/health/2011/03/08/study-palliative-care-for-medicaid-patients-reduces-their-hospital-costs/tab/print/ .s we examine how health care dollars are spent in this country, there are cheaper, more effective ways to deal with end of life medical issues, said Lopez. So we need to have that conversation about supporting more hospice and palliative care..