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.
The life expectancy must be 6 months or less but that doesn't mean 6 months is the average time. Some patients, and sadly too many patients, are not placed on hospice when they initially meet criteria. As long as a patient meets hospice criteria, after the original admission, they can remain on hospice until they die. I've had patients over a year that met all criteria and I've had patients that were on for as little as a few minutes, so as you can see, it varies greatly.