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Breaking the Cycle of Exclusion: How Cultural Capital and Stigma Hinder Hospice Access for Low-Income Patients
A qualitative study published in JAMA Network Open identifies how limited cultural capital, cancer-related stigma, and economic deprivation form a self-reinforcing cycle that excludes low-income patients from hospice care, highlighting the need for systemic interventions to improve end-of-life equity.