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.
Medicare pays a flat fee for hospice care â about $100 a day. The first days and the final days require the most time from hospice workers. In the first days, a hospice must get up to speed with the patient, the family, the doctor and anyone else involved in the care. In the patient's last days, hospice workers may be at the bedside 24 hours a day.