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Hospice Care

Specialized medical care for people with a life-limiting illness, focusing on comfort and quality of life rather than curing the illness. It includes medical services, pain management, and emotional and spiritual support.

Medicare

A federal health insurance program for people who are 65 or older, certain younger people with disabilities, and people with End-Stage Renal Disease (permanent kidney failure requiring dialysis or a transplant).

Recertification

A required process where a doctor or nurse practitioner reviews a patient's medical condition to confirm they still meet the eligibility criteria for hospice care. This must happen periodically to continue receiving Medicare benefits for hospice.

Telehealth

The use of electronic information and telecommunication technologies to support long-distance clinical health care, patient and professional health-related education, public health, and health administration. This often includes video calls or phone calls.

Modifier

A special code added to a medical billing claim to provide additional information about the service provided, such as indicating that a service was delivered via telehealth.

Moratorium on Enrollment

A temporary ban or suspension on new hospice programs joining the Medicare program in a specific geographic area, often put in place to address concerns about fraud, waste, or abuse.