Who Pays for Family Hospice?
Fully Covered Under the Medicare Hospice Benefit
If you are not Medicare eligible, hospice care is covered by most Medicaid and commercial insurance plans with few, if any, out-of-pocket costs. This includes 100% coverage of the following:
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- Physician consultations
- Medical support and personal care by certified hospice aides
- Emotional and spiritual support from social workers and chaplains
- Medications related to the terminal diagnosis
- Medical equipment related to the terminal diagnosis
- Routine Home Care
- General Inpatient Care in a medical setting, as needed
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- Continuous Care at home with round the clock support to manage medical crises
- Respite Care to provide rest and comfort to the family caregivers
- Bereavement supportĀ (13 months following the patients death)
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