8055 'O' Street, Suite 300, Lincoln, NE 68510 | Phone: 402‑484‑6444 | Toll Free: 877‑412‑1181 | Fax: 402‑484‑6464
Reimbursement
The Hospice Medicare Benefit pays 100% for:
- Medications related to the life limiting illness
- Durable Medical Equipment (hospital beds, walkers, commodes, oxygen equipment, etc.) related to the life limiting illness
- Hospice Nurse - intermittent visits
- 24 hour on-call nurse and accessibility of interdisciplinary team members
- Hospice Aide for bathing
- Homemaker for light housekeeping
- Social worker - intermittent visits
- Physical, Speech and Occupational Therapist Consultation
- Hospice Chaplain
- Dietitian for nutritional consultation
- Volunteers for respite, companionship, etc.
- Inpatient Respite - up to 5 days of inpatient care provided in an authorized HoriSun Hospice Inpatient facility
- Bereavement Services
- Continuous Care - provided in the patient's home on a 24 hour basis for the specific purpose of controlling acute medical symptoms. The goal of the care is to provide support to the patient/family in order to maintain the patient at home.
- Inpatient care for symptom control related to the life limiting illness. Symptoms are not controlled and need a highly skilled approach to regain a level of comfort for the patient. Inpatient care is provided in contracted facilities only.
- The Hospice Medicare Benefit does not include a 24 hour caregiver.
Medicaid Reimbursement
HoriSun Hospice is a provider with Nebraska Medicaid. The Nebraska Medicaid Hospice benefit mirrors the Medicare benefit and also provides 100% reimbursement to the agency.
Commercial Insurance
Most insurance carriers have a hospice benefit and many have full reimbursement for hospice. HoriSun Hospice remains committed to meeting the needs of any hospice patient regardless of his/her ability to pay.
