This statistic is compiled from multiple reports from the same source.
The source adds the following: "The frequencies and percentages shown represent beneficiaries that had at least one hospice claim with a principal diagnosis that matches the diagnostic category. Beneficiaries could be represented multiple times in the results if they had multiple hospice claims with different diagnostic categories during a particular fiscal year." "We assign diagnoses into categories using the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)’s Clinical Classifications Software Refined (CCSR) v2023.1."
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Leading medical conditions among U.S. hospice users 2019-2024
In the United States, before 2020, * was the principal diagnosis among hospice users (Medicare beneficiaries only). However, since 2021, the number of hospice users who had Alzheimer's, dementia, or Parkinson's has *** those with cancer. However, the figures have switched again, in 2024, there were ** hospice users with Alzheimer's, dementia, or Parkinson's compared to ** with cancer.Â
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CMS. "Number of Medicare Beneficiaries Enrolled in Hospice in The U.S. from 2019 to 2024, by Primary Diagnosis." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 31 Mar 2025, /statistics/1552526/principal-diagnosis-of-hospice-users-us/
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Number of Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in hospice in the U.S. from 2019 to 2024, by primary diagnosis [Graph], CMS, March 31, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1552526/principal-diagnosis-of-hospice-users-us/
