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Archive Home > 2003 > March > 02 > Medicare hospice spending lowest here

Medicare hospice spending lowest here

By Rebecca Merritt / The Bulletin
March 2, 2003

John Veatch of Bend had a frank discussion with his physician six months ago.

There was nothing more the doctor could do to treat the 82-year-old's chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Certain he didn't want to spend his last days hooked to life support machines, Veatch and his wife Betsy....

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