For a patient to be eligible for insurance benefits that cover hospice care,a physician must certify which of the criteria as applying to the patient? Select all that apply.

A) Life expectancy is not more than 6 months.
B) Life expectancy is not more than 12 months.
C) Condition is expected to improve slightly.
D) Condition is not expected to improve.
E) An advance directive has been written.

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Jonel Reglos · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : A,D, Explanation :  Hospice care is given to patients who have a prognosis of six months or less to live. So, the first criterion should be life expectancy of six months or less. Additionally, hospice care is intended to provide end-of-life care to people who have a terminal condition and are unlikely to benefit from curative treatments. So, the second criterion should be the condition is not expected to improve. Choice C is incorrect because hospice care is not intended to improve the condition of the patient. Choice B is incorrect because it is more than the required six months. Choice E is irrelevant to the eligibility criteria for hospice care.

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