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benefit rose from 51.1 percent in 2015 to 53.2 percent in 2019. During the same
period, traditional Medicare beneficiaries utilizing the hospice benefit rose from
47.6 percent of Medicare decedents in 2015 to 50.7 percent in 2019.
Figure 1: Medicare Beneficiaries
As recently as 2007,
cancer continued to be
the leading principal
diagnosis of those
receiving care.
However, that has
shifted dramatically
over the last decade.
Changing Primary Diagnoses
In 2019 we saw continued growth in the number of Medicare hospice patients with non-cancer diagnoses, including a
principal diagnosis of Alzheimer's, dementia, or Parkinson's, which represented more than four times the number of
patients who had cancer. For several decades, hospices primarily served people with cancer diagnoses. As recently as
2007, cancer continued to be the leading principal diagnosis of those receiving care. However, that has shifted
dramatically over the last decade.
Figure 8: Percentage of Medicare Decedents Using Hospice by Top 15 Principal Diagnoses
10
15
20
25
5
Alzheimers
Dementias,
Parkinsons
Circulatory/Heart
Cancer
Respiratory
Stroke/CVA
Kidney
Disease
*Severe
Malnutrition
* In 2002, 2007 and 2013, severe malnutrition includes debility unspecified and adult failure to thrive. Those diagnoses were disallowed and no longer used in
later years.
Source: CMS-1675-P, FY 2018 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update and Hospice Quality Reporting Requirements and CMS-1754-P Medicare Program; FY
2022 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update, Hospice Conditions of Participation Updates, Hospice and Home Health Quality Reporting Program
Requirements
■ FY 2002
■ FY 2007
■ FY 2013
■ FY 2016
■ FY 2019
1.38M
1.43M
1.49M
1.55M
1.61M
2015
2016
2017
2018
Source: MedPAC March Report to Congress, Table 11-3, Various years
*Includes all states, Washington, D.C., U.S. territories, and other
2019
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