Ethnic disparities in hospice utilization may extend even to those patients who do enroll in hospice. African Americans who leave hospice during their first admission and their families may be less likely to have access to the comprehensive services that hospice programs provide near the end of life, including intensive nursing care, pain and symptom management, and education.
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