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  • Using paramedics to help hospice patients avoid unwanted care

    Stephanie O'Neill

    December 10, 2015 |

    Southern California Public Radio (KPCC) |

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    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Ventura, California

    A hospice patient's end-of-life desires are most often thwarted when well-meaning loved ones see the patient in some sort of distress. New programs ask first-responder paramedics to work with hospice programs to better honor a person’s end-of-life wishes.

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  • A Racial Gap in Attitudes Toward Hospice Care

    Sarah Varney

    August 21, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Buffalo, New York

    Despite years of change, African Americans feel ostracized from the medical care community that is dominated mainly by white people, especially when it comes to hospices. Some are trying to remove the stigma of hospice care as well as make health care systems more fair.

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  • Zen and the Art of Dying Well

    Courtney E. Martin

    August 14, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    Patients' last years of life are the most expensive for the health care system. For a fifth of the cost, a Zen hospice program, in San Francisco, is helping those who are dying improve their quality of death by enjoying the present.

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  • Wyoming Elderly Tough It Out Even As Younger Generations Migrate Away

    Melodie Edwards

    June 05, 2015 |

    Wyoming Public Radio |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Dixon, Wyoming

    These days, most rural communities in the U.S. are elderly communities - 15 percent of Wyoming’s population is over 65 and a high percentage of them live on ranches in small towns. New caregiver programs allow seniors to continue living at home and to keep doing what they are able, with assistance provided if needed.

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  • Coordinated Care for Those Nearing Life's End — But Does It Save Money?

    April Dembosky

    June 25, 2014 |

    KQED |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States

    A coordinated care program is helping provide in-home care to those who are considered pre-hopsice and who are combatting chronic health issues. While the program doesn't always financially help the hospitals it operates out of due to a reduction in emergency room visits, the patient is able to save almost half of what they would have spent on regular hospital visits.

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