Eligibility

You are eligible for Medicare hospice benefits when you meet all of the following conditions:
 

• You are eligible for Medicare Part A (Hospital Insurance), and
• Your doctor and the hospice medical director certify that you have a life-limiting illness and if the disease runs its normal course, death may be expected in six months or less to live, and
• You sign a statement choosing hospice care instead of routine Medicare covered benefits for your illness*, and
• You receive care from a Medicare-approved hospice program.

*Subject to Medicare guidelines.