Paying for Seacoast Hospice
Who Pays for Hospice Care?
Hospice care is an established part of the health care system. Services are covered by Medicare, most insurance plans, and Medicaid in Maine and effective January 1, 2010, in New Hampshire. Seacoast Hospice also works with patients who choose to self pay. Seacoast Hospice, a not-for-profit agency, provides the same high quality of care to everyone regardless of ability to pay.
Most patients receiving hospice care are paid for by Medicare. Those who elect to use the Medicare Hospice Benefit for their serious illness choose "the hospice plan of care," which means they are no longer seeking aggressive treatments to cure their illness.
The Hospice Medicare Benefit covers all services related to the terminal diagnosis. These services include the following:
- medical and nursing care,
- social services and counseling,
- chaplain services,
- certified nursing assistants for personal care in the home, nursing/assisted living facilities,
- medications delivered to the home,
- medical equipment and supplies, and care in specialized inpatient hospice homes for acute symptom management.
For more information, view the U.S. Government Web site: www.medicare.gov or call the Medicare Customer Representative: 1.800.633.4227 to find out more about the Medicare Hospice Benefit, or contact your Insurance Carrier’s customer service
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