The U.S. hospice industry has exploded over the last fifteen years, with for-profit companies now reaping big profits from the taxpayer-supported service.
For the past six months, HuffPost business reporter Ben Hallman has investigated what this transformation has meant for the more than 1 million patients who rely on hospice each year to provide a caring end-of-life alternative to dying in a hospital. This examination found that many hospice providers are imperiling the health and safety of patients in a single-minded drive to boost revenues and enroll more people.
To read The Huffington Post's in-depth feature on this unsettling issue, including
original photos, interviews, interactive and more, please click the link below.
