Professional Training: Medicare Coverage of Advance Care Planning and End of Life Care

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When:
September 20, 2018 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
2018-09-20T09:00:00-07:00
2018-09-20T12:00:00-07:00
Where:
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels
555 W Temple St, Los Angeles, CA 90012
USA
Cost:
Free
Contact:
(213) 383-4519

Medicare Coverage of Advance Care Planning and End of Life Care

Each year, millions of older Americans make health care decisions regarding the medical care they receive for a serious or terminal illness.  Medicare, as the major health insurance for older Americans, is the primary payer for these medical services.

This training will help you understand Medicare coverage for:

  • Advance care planning services:  As of 2016, Medicare pays physicians and other health care providers to speak to their patients about their end of life care preferences.
  • End of life care:  Medicare covers a continuum of health care services to provide curative and palliative care.  This training will review the differences between curative and palliative care services.
  • Hospice services: the Medicare Part A benefit pays for hospice care for terminally ill Medicare beneficiaries. This workshop will review the distinction between palliative care and Medicare hospice services and the Medicare requirements for hospice care.