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Four out of five Americans say they would choose to spend their final days and months at home, yet an overwhelming majority die in institutions, primarily in hospitals and nursing homes.

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Tags: Hospital, Healthcare Reform, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, End-of-Life Decision Making, Nursing, Hospitals

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