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Article: Hospice Access for Marylanders in Jeopardy; Proposed Legislation Threatens to Limit Service for Terminally Ill Children and Adults.
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- March 28, 2003
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BALTIMORE -- BALTIMORE, March 28 /PRNewswire/ -- A bill pending in the Maryland General Assembly would severely disrupt hospice care for terminally ill children and adults by prohibiting a non-profit hospice provider from continuing to offer care to all patients in Maryland.
Senate Bill (SB) 732, which passed the state Senate last week, would force Maryland Community Hospice to dismantle most of its hospice service network. That would cut the number of hospice providers in many counties throughout Maryland, and would reduce choice and access to care for Marylanders.
The bill is scheduled for a hearing Monday (March 31) before the House Health and ...