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in 2008, according to the U.S. among Medicare decedents in 2018, which is in line with that year’s national average, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. The proportion of seniors older than 65 in Missouri’s population is expected to reach 19.1% by 2025, up from 13.5% in 2000 and 13.6% Census Bureau.
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