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.
In 2010, approximately 1.58 million patients received hospice care in more than 3,500 Medicare-certified hospice agencies: 58 percent were freestanding or independent; 21.3 percent were part of a hospital system; 19.2 percent were home health care-based; and about 1.5 percent were skilled nursing facility-based. Routine home care â $146.63 per day for services that patients need on a day-to-day basis. 2  Continuous home care â $855.79 per day for services during crises or at least eight hours a day to manage acute symptoms.