A client will receive hospice care under the Medicare Hospice Benefit. The nurse understands which is true?

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The Medicare Hospice Benefit requires that a client, who has a prognosis of 6 months or less, must sign up for the comfort-focused hospice benefit and waive the regular hospice benefit. This mandates that the client acknowledge a terminal prognosis and choose comforting care instead of life-extending care. When this choice is made, the hospice coordinates care in all settings, functioning both as clinical and financial case manager.

A Client Will Receive Hospice Care Under the Medicare Hospice