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Sent home to die.

September 16, 2020

Waldman A, Kaplan J. ProPublica. 2020.

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Hospitals have been deeply challenged to provide effective care during the COVID crisis. This article discusses how rationing and ineffective protection for families and patients may have contributed to preventable death and the spread of the virus in families due to unnecessary referrals of patients to home care and hospice.

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