Hospice care for Medicaid cancer patients in Puerto Rico: implications on healthcare costs and utilization
Hospice enrollment among Medicaid enrollees was associated with lower health expenditure, lower healthcare resource utilization, and a lower likelihood of mortality in an acute setting. The recent policy change to include hospice services coverage in Puerto Rico Medicaid is a positive step that must be sustained beyond 2027.
Authors
- María R. Ramos-Fernández (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7357-7543)
- Karen J. Ortiz‐Ortiz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0134-9947)
- Axel Gierbolini-Bermúdez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-5363-7299)
- Yisel Pagán-Santana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8667-5886)
- Marjorie Vazquez-Roldan
- Tonatiuh Suárez-Ramos
- Kalyani Sonawane
- Carlos R Torres-Cintrón
Institutions
- University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus (PR)
- University of Puerto Rico System (PR)
- MUSC Hollings Cancer Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JNCI Cancer Spectrum
- Published
- 2025-12-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jncics/pkaf123
- Primary Topic
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00