Hospice References CGS Medicare Form

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Hello and welcome to another edition of  Medicare Minute. I’m Dr. Robert Hoover,   medical director at CGS Administrators,  the Jurisdictions B and C DME MAC.  I’m very happy to once again host our unique  educational series, “Medicare Minute”.   Today I’m going to focus on  the hospice benefit and its   intersection with various other benefits  under the jurisdiction of the DME MACs.  In 1982, the Medicare Hospice Benefit was created  by Congress and made a permanent benefit in 1985.   The Hospice benefit is intended to be  comprehensive and provide all of the   care for a beneficiary approaching the end of  life. Medications, skilled care, and medical   equipment are just some of the services rendered  under the hospice benefit by hospice providers.  The Medicare hospice benefit is administered under  Medicare Part A and includes items and services   provided to palliate or manage a beneficiary’s  terminal illness and related conditions.   Me