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  • Hospice in the United States

    In 1983, Congress passed legislation that established the Medicare Hospice Benefit, providing people enrolled in Medicare (Medicare beneficiaries) with access to palliative end-of-life care. The program was designed for people with terminal illness diagnoses—in particular, people with a life expectancy of six months or less (Caring Hospice Institute, 2025). In the early years of hospice,…

  • Monty Hall: Why is it so confusing?

    Monty Hall: Why is it so confusing?

    In September of 1990, columnist Marilyn vos Savant was asked the infamous “Monty Hall” problem. Inspired by the game show Let’s Make a Deal, the concept of the game is fairly straightforward: “Suppose you’re on a game show, and you’re given the choice of three doors: Behind one door is a car; behind the others,…