Racial and Ethnic Differences in End‐of‐Life Care in Fee‐for‐Service Medicare Beneficiaries with Advanced Cancer

Abstract

Black and Asian patients with advanced cancer were more likely than whites to be hospitalized frequently and for prolonged periods, be admitted to the ICU, die in the hospital, and be enrolled in hospice at lower rates. Further research is needed to examine the degree to which patient preferences or other factors explain these differences.