Hospice care is included under Medicare Part A.

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Hospice care is included under Medicare Part A.

Hospice care is provided as a Part A benefit in Medicare. Medicare Part A covers hospice services for eligible individuals who have a terminal illness and a prognosis of six months or less, certified by a physician and hospice medical director. When a patient elects the hospice benefit, the services are paid for through Part A, and the patient typically has little to no out-of-pocket cost for those hospice services. This coverage does not depend on being enrolled in Part C; Medicare Advantage plans (Part C) must still provide hospice coverage, paid through Medicare, just as Original Medicare does. The other options imply hospice is only available with Part C or only in private plans, which isn’t correct.

Hospice care is provided as a Part A benefit in Medicare. Medicare Part A covers hospice services for eligible individuals who have a terminal illness and a prognosis of six months or less, certified by a physician and hospice medical director. When a patient elects the hospice benefit, the services are paid for through Part A, and the patient typically has little to no out-of-pocket cost for those hospice services. This coverage does not depend on being enrolled in Part C; Medicare Advantage plans (Part C) must still provide hospice coverage, paid through Medicare, just as Original Medicare does. The other options imply hospice is only available with Part C or only in private plans, which isn’t correct.

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