CA Medicare Hospice

This web page is about CA Medicare hospice. A hospice is an organization that provide support for people who are terminally ill. This care provides treatment which is intended to reduce suffering as opposed to cure the person. This type of care usually includes counseling as well as physical care. Hospice care may be provided in a person's home, in a hospice or in a hospital. To be eligible for Medicare hospice benefits a person must be eligible for Medicare Part A, be certified as terminally ill by a doctor and the hospice medical director, sign a statement saying you wish to receive hospice care instead of routine Medicare care and receive care from a Medicare-approved hospice organization. The types of people who help care for hospice patients are speech therapists, doctors, volunteers, physical therapists, trained counselors, nurses, social workers, their family, occupational therapists and clergy. Medicare covers most of the costs of short-term hospital care, doctors, occupational therapy, physical therapy, respite care, dietary counseling, medical equipment and supplies, home health aids, nurses, social workers, speech therapy, medicine and general counseling for both the patient and the patient's family. Medicare does not pay for room and board if you live in a nursing home or your own home while receiving the hospice care, treatment intended to cure the illness, duplicate care from some other provider for services covered by your hospice and care from a hospice other than the one the person first chose. An individual who is receiving Medicare hospice care will continue to be able to use their Medicare plan to receive care for health issues that are not related to the terminal illness in the same way that they would if they were not also receiving the hospice care. You can get hospice care for as long as you are certified as being terminal ill. We have been helping Californians with their Medicare Supplement needs for more than 20 years. We want to help you with your Medicare Supplement needs. Let us answer all your Medicare questions. We will find the best coverage for your needs. Medicare is a extremely complex topic. There is an overwhelming amount of information availble about Medicare. Finding the information you want can be tedious and time consuming. Let us get you all the information you need.

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