Basic Terminology: Cis(gender): Adjective that means âidentifies as their sex assigned at birthâ derived from the Latin word meaning âon the same side.â A cisgender/cis person is not transgender. âCisgenderâ does not indicate biology, gender expression, or sexuality/sexual orientation.
Hospice costs are covered by Medicare as long as it is verified by your doctor that you are terminally ill and likely have less than six months to live. Regardless of how long you live, you can remain in hospice care for the duration of the time that your doctor declares that you are, in fact, terminally ill. Initially you will be granted 90 days of hospice care. If necessary, you will be granted another 90 days upon recertification by your doctor.
Though the average length-of-stay figure was drawn higher by the 12% of patients who remain in hospice longer than 180 days, half of patients spend 19.7 days or less in hospice. That figure also is down since 2008, when the median hospice stay was 21.3 days, said the report (link).