Racial/ethnic disparities in hospice utilization among Medicare beneficiaries dying from pancreatic cancer.
Paredes A, Hyer M, Palmer E, Lustberg M, Pawlik T. Racial/ethnic disparities in hospice utilization among Medicare beneficiaries dying from pancreatic cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2019, 37: 41-41. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2019.37.31_suppl.41.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEthnic minority patientsWhite patientsHospice utilizationPancreatic cancerMinority patientsHospice servicesMedicare Standard Analytic FilesStandard Analytic FilesAspects of careTime of deathOverall low useComorbidity burdenMost patientsClinical factorsMultivariable analysisTreatment disparitiesAnalytic FilesMedicare beneficiariesPancreatectomyPatientsComparable oddsEthnic disparitiesCancerEthnic minoritiesLow use