Who Pays for Hospice Care Costs?
Medicare and Medi-Cal cover the full cost of hospice care. Most private insurance plans also cover hospice care costs and the reimbursements vary by plan. In our continued effort to ensure that patients receive expert end-of-life care and support, costs for hospice care that are not covered by private insurance can be adjusted. Because of generous support from the community, no patient is ever turned away because of an inability to pay.
This publication will outline the details on how it works: Hospice Payment System
In this brochure you will learn about these Medicare hospice benefit topics:
- Background
- Coverage of hospice services
- Certification requirements
- Election periods and election statements
- How payment rates are set
- Payment updates
- Patient coinsurance payments
- Caps on hospice payments
- Hospice option for Medicare Advantage (MA) enrollees
- Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP)
- Resources