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Sherry Foley & Tim Foley

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January 2023
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Seeking Justice for Hospice Patients

When hospice care was introduced to Americans in 1974, it was a revolutionary advance in the care of the terminally ill. Instead of spending their last days in a hospital, patients are allowed to die at home in dignity and relative comfort, surrounded by family, friends, and dedicated caregivers. But in recent years, many corporations and profiteers have turned hospice care into a money machine. This month we tell the story of the unconscionable tactics used by those who prey on the dying and the bravery of those who are blowing the whistle on the corporate takeover of hospice care.

Corporate Takeover of Hospice Care Preys on Dying for Profit


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We’ve watched this bad movie too many times before.

Corporations see dollar signs in traditional healthcare services and take advantage of lax government oversight to generate billions in profit. Along the way, corners are cut, and patients suffer, often the most vulnerable among us. This time it’s hospice care and what was once a mission of mercy for the dying is now a multi-billion dollar industry.
 

BY THE NUMBERS

70%

Nearly 70% of hospice providers are for-profits today versus just 30% in 2000.
 

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Turning End-of-Life Care Into Millions

CNBC’s American Greed shows how a Chicago hospice owner “makes a killing” on hospice patients.

 

THE DOCKET

THE HOSPICE FOR-PROFIT HUSTLE

Dying with dignity is now a “$22 billion industry plagued by exploitation,” according to a report from  ProPublica and The New Yorker.
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