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What is Provided?

Hospice care is a covered benefit under Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance sold in the State of Kentucky.

The Medicare hospice benefit provides the following services:

• Nursing services on an intermittent basis;
• Physician services;
• Drugs, including outpatient drugs for pain relief and medical symptom management;
• Home health aide services;
• Medical supplies and equipment;
• Short-term inpatient care, including respite care;
• Social services;
• Spiritual, dietary and other counseling;
• Continuous care during periods of crisis;
• Trained volunteers;
• Bereavement counseling for up to 13 months following a patient's death.