In eBenefits, apply using the Veterans On-line Application (VONAPP) to complete and submit your application online. You can also submit a paper application. To do this, download and complete VA Form 22-1990, Application for VA Education Benefits and mail it to a VA Regional Processing Office.
But such care can be expensive, costing upward of $10,000 a month, according to the Health Affairs study. That puts hospices in a financial bind. Last year, the Medicare program paid a base rate of $151 per day to cover all routine hospice services, adjusted for geographic differences.
1 T he cost of providing palliative care in the last month of a patientâs life averages about: 2  $1,100 per day in an acute-care hospital bed. 3  $630 to $770 per day in a bed in a palliative-care unit. 4  $460 per day in a hospice bed.5  under $100 per day where at-home care is provided. (AG Report 2014). 2  T he cost of providing palliative care in the last month of a patientâs life averages about: 3  $1,100 per day in an acute-care hospital bed. 4  $630 to $770 per day in a bed in a palliative-care unit.