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Care4John
Asked April 2017
How do you know if your loved one needs to be on hospice care?
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97yroldmom
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You have to have the patients dr or the hospice dr certify that in their opinion a person has six months or less left to live.
Here is a link to the rules on Medicare website.
https://www.medicare.gov/what-medicare-covers/part-a/how-hospice-works.html
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Here is a link to the rules on Medicare website.
https://www.medicare.gov/what-medicare-covers/part-a/how-hospice-works.html
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