On December 3, 2020, MEDPAC reviewed hospice data from 2019, noting these key metrics:
- Medicare payments grew just under 10% to $20.9 billion;
- Hospices served 1.6 million patients, including 51% of 2019 decedents (both modest increases);
- Average length of stay grew by 2 days to 92.6 days; and
- 4,800 providers gave service, numerical growth of 4.3%.
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