It occurs when your nerves are damaged by an injury or disease, such as diabetes. Your nerves send extra electrical signals to the brain. This causes pain when you do something that is not normally painful, like putting on shoes. Diabetic nerve pain is a sign that the nerves in your feet or hands are damaged.
Medicare paid an average of $153 per day, per person, in 2010 to cover hospice care, in the following categories: 1  Routine home care â $146.63 per day for services that patients need on a day-to-day basis.
Medicare hospice rates also vary according to the level of care received by the beneficiary. Current rates, effective October 1, 2010, are listed below: Routine Home Care Day: $146.63. This category is for individuals receiving hospice care at home.