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Palliative Comparison

Care Comparison Palliative Consultation Home Hospice Inpatient Hospice
Homebound requirement? No No No
Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance coverage? Yes (limited by some private pay insurances) Yes

Yes

*Acute only

Able to keep primary care physician? Yes Yes Yes
Coverage for DME? No 100% 100%
Coverage for medication related to primary illness? No Yes Yes
Medical supplies? No Yes Yes
Hydration, artificial nutrition, dialysis discontinued? No Case by case Case by case
Respite care? No Up to 5 consecutive days Up to 5 consecutive days
24 hour on-call nurse visit? No Yes Yes
Volunteers for patient and family? No Yes Yes
Support for patients residing in a skilled nursing facility? Yes Yes N/A

Support for patients residing in an assisted living community?

Yes Yes N/A