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Hospice care requires that patients be certified by the hospice director and their own doctor as terminally ill. In order to receive Medicare benefits, there are other requirements. Medicare patients must be enrolled in a Medicare-approved hospice program and must sign a statement using the Medicare hospice benefit.
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