{"id":7852,"date":"2017-08-19T05:00:42","date_gmt":"2017-08-19T09:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=7852"},"modified":"2017-08-18T07:57:00","modified_gmt":"2017-08-18T11:57:00","slug":"medicare-unveils-skeletal-site-for-hospice-comparison-shopping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=7852","title":{"rendered":"Medicare Unveils \u2018Skeletal\u2019 Site For Hospice Comparison Shopping"},"content":{"rendered":"

(By Melissa Bailey for Kaiser Health News)<\/p>\n

Medicare launched a website aimed at helping families choose a hospice \u2014 but experts say it doesn\u2019t help very much.<\/p>\n

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services this week released\u00a0Hospice Compare<\/a>, a consumer-focused website that lets families compare up to three hospice agencies at a time, among 3,876 nationwide. Following similar websites for hospitals and nursing homes, the site aims to improve transparency and empower families to \u201ctake ownership of their health,\u201d according to a press release. Continue reading article here…<\/a><\/p>\n

Kaiser Health News is a nonprofit national health policy news service that is part of the nonpartisan Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.<\/p>\n

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