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By Bob Moos/Southwest regional public affairs officer for the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Medicare’s “Compare” websites have helped millions of Americans find the right nursing home, hospital or home health care agency for themselves or their families. Now, a new Medicare online tool is available to help terminally ill patients and their loved ones find the right hospice service as well.

The “Hospice Compare” website – at www.medicare.gov/hospicecompare – displays information on almost 3,900 hospices nationwide and allows patients, family members and health care providers t...