Hospice and palliative care

Completed Projects

End-of-Life Care for Rural Medicare Beneficiaries
Research center: Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
Funder: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)
Topics: Home health, Hospice and palliative care, Medicare

National Study of Home Health Access in Rural America
Research center: ORHP-funded Individual Grantees
Funder: Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics: Health services, Home health, Hospice and palliative care, Medicare
This project will develop home health care service areas that will allow for the measurement of access to home health care for rural Medicare beneficiaries who die of cancer, and recommend options for increasing access to home health care in underserved rural areas.