Who Pays for Hospice?
River Region Hospice accepts Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance, private payment, and is sometimes able to provide indigent hospice care services:
- Medicare & Medicaid – Based on eligibility, Medicare and Medicaid cover 100% of the cost of River Region Hospice care services. Also covered are services related to the hospice diagnosis, including but not limited to: medications, medical equipment, medical care, social services, spiritual services, and dietitian services. Medicare HMO Plans convert to straight Medicare for the payment of hospice services
- Private Insurance – Private insurance may provide full or partial coverage for services provided in the home or in the hospice house. River Region Hospice will gladly work with the patient’s commercial insurance company to determine hospice eligibility and benefits. We are a hospice provider for several commercial insurance companies and work diligently to negotiate hospice eligibility and payment on the patient’s behalf.
- Regardless of the insurance provider, coverage is contingent on continually meet hospice criteria set by the insurer throughout his/her hospice care period.
- Private Payment – River Region Hospice is happy to work with you to to create a payment plan for services.
- Indigent Services – Because of the generous donations made to our foundation, River Region Hospice has the ability to provide the same quality hospice care to under-insured, and occasionally indigent patients, that it provides for patients who have insurance coverage.
Contact Us for any questions you may have regarding payment for services provided by River Region Hospice.
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River Region Hospice House
Choose treatment at your house or our free-standing home-like Hospice House.
Contact Us
507 Upstream Street
River Ridge, LA 70123
Referral Line: 504-739-1205
Fax: 504-739-3993
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Links & Resources
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Website content written by
Michael C. Clark, MSW, LCSW