59: Being Mortal by Atul Gawande
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The Importance of Hospice
Hospice is only available for patients with a life expectancy that's less than six months. The goal of hospice is to help people with fatal illnesses have the fullest lives possible right now. 25% of Medicare spending, he said, is on the 5% of patients who are in their final year of their life. Doctors typically overestimate how long people live out of 50 patients.
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