When a patient is accepted into Hospice care and can no longer remain at home, who pays for the services? Does Medicare cover the patient?

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The patient is admitted to the facility "Medicaid pending".

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But if Medicaid takes months to obtain and a patient only has weeks to live what does the family do?

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dmm11730, Hospice service itself is covered by Medicare. The room and board at a facility is paid for by the patient or through Medicaid if the patient is on that program.

Here is more information; https://www.medicare.gov/coverage/hospice-and-respite-care.html

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