Does hospice mean giving up?

Hospice is a benefit that can be covered through Medicare, and I’ll talk a little bit more about that. Hospice care is care that’s given when you have a diagnosis from a doctor that states that you are terminal and that you may have six months or less to live. And what hospice allows you to do is receive comfort care. So the purpose of hospice is that we are not treating the diagnosis that you have, but we’re making sure that you feel comfortable. So with hospice, you could live in any one of the environments that are on this page, or you could be at home as well and receive hospice services through a hospice provider.

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