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The purpose of this web page is to explain California Medicare hospice advice. A hospice is an organization which provide support for people who are terminally ill. This care provides treatment which is intended to reduce suffering as opposed to cure the individual. This type of care includes counseling and physical care. Hospice care may be provided in a hospice, a hospital or a person's home. To be eligible for Medicare hospice benefits a person must 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, receive care from a Medicare-approved hospice organization and be eligible for Medicare Part A. The kinds of people who help care for hospice care patients are speech therapists, doctors, volunteers, physical therapists, trained counselors, nurses, social workers, their family, occupational therapists and clergy. Medicare pays for most of the costs of dietary counseling, nurses, speech therapy, medicine, home health aids, social workers, physical therapy, respite care, occupational therapy, short-term hospital care, medical equipment and supplies, doctors 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 receiving the hospice care. You can receive hospice care for as long as you are certified as being terminal ill. With more than 20 years experience assisting people in California with their Medicare Supplement requirements we can assist you too. Let us analyze your requirements, and assist you with getting coverage. When you have questions regarding Medicare Supplements then call us. We can get you all the information you require now. One email or phone call can take all the frustration and solve the problem. |