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.
Another benefit: With its focus on comfort care and less aggressive intervention, hospice may also lower health costs for the country. Duke University researchers report hospice use cuts Medicare spending in the last year of life by an average $2,300 per beneficiary and up to $7,000 for cancer patients.ne out of every four Medicare dollarsâover $125 billionâis spent on care near the end of life, and the financial burden on families can be staggering.