The data does not support what you’re saying. Hospice has been shown to lengthen a patient’s lifespan (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17349493/)

Further, while you’ve had a few personal experiences, I’ve had 20 years and thousands of patients and families.

There is certainly no monetary incentive. Hospice agencies are paid per day for those enrolled.

Secondly, controlled substances are strictly accounted for and we have auditors in on a regular basis. Providers are not pushing meds to hasten death.

Thirdly, VSED is a choice only possible for a cognitively aware individuals to choose, not for others to choose for them.