hospice care

A Colorado hospice care worker was able to raise an amazing $30,000 in the name of fighting cancer - but her motives were anything but benign, according to a report.

A Bloomberg news investigative report illustrated the adverse effects of having for-profit corporations taking care of patients.

Hospice as a Social Movement

The corporations in question this time are for-profit hospices.

Hospices in general gained a good reputation for improving the quality of life for patients near life's end:

The proportion of cancer patients who die in the hospital and who get hospice care varies widely from region to region and hospital to hospital across the country, according to a new report.

In October 2001, James O'Connor was diagnosed with mesothelioma, the asbestos caused cancer. His prognosis was less than a year to live. Surgery was not possible because of the position of the tumor and chemotherapy would decrease his quality of life and...