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Payment Options

There are 4 ways to pay for Home Care and Hospice services. They are as follows:

Medicare Coverage	Medicare Hospice	Medicare Homecare
100% coverage of medications to control pain and other symptoms related to the terminal illness (hospice program may charge a 5% co-pay up to $5.00)	Yes	No
100% coverage of durable medical equipment and medical supplies without a deductible or co-pay	Yes	No
Homemakers/Certified Nursing Assitants	Yes	Yes, if short term
Inpatient respite care (hospice programs may charge a 5% co-pay up to $5.00)	Yes	No
Inpatient care with no deductible	Yes	No
Continuous RN care in the home during periods of medical crisis	Yes	No
Counseling in the home for client/family	Yes	Limited
Bereavement support	Yes	No
Trained volunteers	Yes	No
Professional management and supervision of care in all settings, including inpatient	Yes	No
Ongoing pastoral counseling and spiritual support for clients and family	Yes	No
Payment of consulting physician fees at 100%	Yes	No
Physician, nurse, social worker, and counselor on-call availability 24 hours a day, 7 days a week	Yes	No
Family supportive care	Yes	No
Client must be homebound	No	Yes