Hospice: comfort and end-of-life care
Medicare-certified hospice providers. Hospice care is almost always given at home or wherever the person lives, not only in a building.
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What hospice is
Hospice is comfort care for a person with a terminal illness (a prognosis of 6 months or less, according to the doctor) who decides to stop treatments meant to cure it. It includes pain control, nursing, medical equipment, spiritual support and support for the family. Medicare covers almost all of it, and so does Medicaid in most states.
Sources: CMS — Hospice: General Information. Methodology.
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