November is Home Care and Hospice Month

November is Home Care and Hospice Month. Hospice care empowers people with life-limiting illnesses to remain at home, surrounded and supported by family and loved ones at end-of-life. For patients that are considered “confined to the home,” Medicare covers a wide range of health care services, including Diabetes Self-Management Training, diabetes and cardiovascular disease screening.

Use CMS's tools on preventive services, benefits and other resources to talk with your Medicare patients about their benefits.

For More Information:

• Preventive Services Educational Tool
• Hospice Payment System Fact Sheet
• Home Health Prospective Payment System Fact Sheet
• Medicare Home Care Benefit Fact Sheet
• National Association for Home Care & Hospice website