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HCFO Finding on Hospice Cost-Savings Highlighted on Texas Billboard
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April 10, 2013
In his HCFO study, Don Taylor, Ph.D., Duke University, and colleagues found that that hospice care saves Medicare $2,000 per patient, on average. This finding was prominently featured on a billboard in Texas, intended to share with the public the value of hospice care.