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Does Medicare cover hospice care?
Medicare covers almost all aspects of hospice care with little expense to patients or families, as long as a Medicare-approved hospice program is used.
Medicare Part A ‘hospital insurance’ – coverage of inpatient care
Medicare Part A (hospital insurance) pays for a range of inpatient care in hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and critical-access hospitals. Part A also covers some home healthcare and hospice services.
Terminally ill patients may receive medical and support services through Medicare Part A from an approved hospice. Benefits may include pain-relief drugs. Terminally ill people receive Hospice care under Medicare Part A.