excerpt from Transcend Hospice Marketing Group blog
Donald Schumacher, president and CEO of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, said, “By having Medicare cover these voluntary consultations, beneficiaries will be able to get information that will help them make their own decisions about their care and what they would or would not want at life’s end.”
While we may not have predicted a change of mind regarding the end-of-life planning provision in Medicare legislation, this recent turn of events underscores the vital importance of hospices teaching their local communities the truth about the benefits of hospice care. While Medicare may not be facilitating advance care planning, there’s nothing stopping hospice organizations from stepping to the plate and engaging their local communities in conversations about options for care and support and the end of life. Go take advantage of the opportunity!
Transcend Hospice Marketing - Making the Most of Washington’s Change of Mind on End-of-Life Planning
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