What hospice services will Medicare cover?

What hospice services will Medicare cover?

David Kessler (Director of Palliative Care, Citrus Valley Health Partners and Hospice) gives expert video advice on: How do I pay for hospice?; Will most insurance plans cover hospice care?; What hospice services will Medicare cover? and more...

Medicare will cover all the services associated with hospice care and your loved one's terminal illness. So from the medical equipment to the services of the nurses, social workers, as well as the medications, they will be covered by Medicare. Many times, people are concerned about things outside that realm. People will say "well what if my loved one broke their leg?" Or "what if they were getting medications for another diagnosis before they needed hospice?" Well Medicare will still continue to pay for those things that don't relate to the terminal illness as they always did.