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@roch

@makatak47 ,
Sorry you are having to face these tough decisions about care.

Like all Medicare coverage, hospice coverage will depend on your type of Medicare / supplemental/ advantage policy you have.

My mother's Medicare / BC insurance covered all her hospice care. I do not know exactly the type of Medicare she had at the time. Her hospice care was done in house with visiting nurses / therapy / etc... She was about in go into a hospice facility when she passed.

The hospice facility she used had financial assistance if she would of needed in.

I did find a online document about Medicare and Hospice, but did not see a date on it, so though a starting point, make sure you contact Medicare and your insurance company.

It did mention it is important to make sure your Hospice facility is Medicare approved.

https://www.medicare.gov/Pubs/pdf/02154-medicare-hospice-benefits.pdf

Laurie

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Until I can return to the US, there is nothing I can do with Medicare. I have an old number, and they sent out new ones, but I don't know where they sent it.
Jim