Hospice

Hospice has been covered by Medicare since 1982. Health-care providers have to certify that a patient is terminally ill, with six months or less to live, which can be difficult to predict, according to both Diane Meier, director of the Center to Advance Palliative Care and professor of geriatrics and palliative medicine at Mount Sinai…

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To help determine if hospice is the right choice for a loved one, look at the following facts: Hospice is a philosophy of care. Don’t have to give up all medical care. Must qualify but can opt out. Might extend life. Continue seeing the doctor. Goal is to live well. Enriches the last stage of…