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Capsule Commentary on Zueger et al., Older Medicare Beneficiaries Frequently Continue Medications with Limited Benefit Following Hospice Admission

Author: Rebecca Berger, M.D.

Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Issue 10/2019

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Zueger and colleagues¹ found that Medicare beneficiaries were often continued on “limited benefit medications” (LBM) after enrollment in hospice. …

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Title: Capsule Commentary on Zueger et al., Older Medicare Beneficiaries Frequently Continue Medications with Limited Benefit Following Hospice Admission
Author: Rebecca Berger, M.D.
Publication date: 01-10-2019
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine / Issue 10/2019
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Electronic ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-019-05263-5

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