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OP-ED: Hospice Is About Living, Not Dying

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Hospice and palliative care benefit thousands of people at the end of their lives, but Black people continue to utilize it at lower rates than their white counterparts.

NNPA NEWSWIRE — On National Healthcare Decisions Day, I want to share the importance of compassionate death in the Black community, including hospice care. Hospice is a set of services designed to treat symptoms and side effects, improve quality of life, support families and address spiritual needs. It occurs during the last 6 months of life, after treatment of the life-limiting disease has stopped.

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