The AIDS epidemic coincided with the birth of the hospice movement roughly four decades ago, carrying groundbreaking impacts on end-of-life care delivery for LGBTQ+ communities and beyond.
Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender individuals were among the most severely impacted by the AIDS outbreak in the 1980s. LGBTQ+ communities died at higher rates from 1980 to 1991 than any other population, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
In 1983, the Medicare Hospice Benefit was established. Hospices were among the few health care providers offering quality services to LGBTQ+ patients dying of AIDS at the time, according to California-based YoloCares CEO Craig Dresang…
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