A new study finds that hospice services—care that is provided by physicians, visiting nurses, chaplains, home health aides, social workers and counselors—have restrictions that reduce usage by many patients who are most in-need, particularly African Americans.

Hospice isn’t a place. It’s a type of care that focuses on living; living as fully as possible, up until the end of life. Hospice provides many health care services, reports the story published in today's eMaxHealth.