When a hospice patient is admitted to the hospital for pain and symptom management, the hospital is reimbursed by Medicare for the DRG and the hospice receives a reduced per diem payment for each day of the patient's stay.
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Q21: Hospice care focuses exclusively on the
Q22: Under Medicare regulations, both the attending physician
Q23: Hospices provide curative therapy rather than symptom
Q24: No more than 50% of hospice care
Q25: The primary caregiver is the person designated
Q27: The Affordable Care Act requires that a
Q28: Volunteers may be paid at a lower
Q29: Medicare regulations permit certification of terminal illness
Q30: A hospice program is licensed by the
Q31: There is no voluntary accreditation organization with
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