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What if the patient lives longer than six months after electing hospice care?

April 26, 2017Electing hospice Lives longer months patient

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What if the patient lives longer than six months after electing hospice care?

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Hospice care does not “cut off” at the end of the initial six-month period. Many patients live well beyond their original six-month prognosis. Hospice benefits continue as long as the hospice physician continues to certify a six-month life expectancy and the patient wishes to continue hospice care.