Medicare Hospice Care in San Fernando, CA

5 Hospice found. Showing 1 - 5

Alleviate Hospice Care, Inc
Medicare Approved
Location: 11565 Laurel Canyon Blvd Unit 218, San Fernando, California 91340
Phone: (818) 433-4558

Alpha Plus Hospice
Medicare Approved
Location: 1102 San Fernando Rd, Suite 205, San Fernando, California 91340
Phone: (818) 433-4405

Preferred Care Hospice, Inc
Medicare Approved
Location: 11565 Laurel Canyon Blvd, Suite 202, San Fernando, California 91340
Phone: (818) 837-1000

Reliance Hospice Services, Inc
Medicare Approved
Location: 601 S Brand Blvd Suite 311, San Fernando, California 91340
Phone: (818) 962-0321

Van Nuys Hospice, Inc.
Medicare Approved
Location: 1102 San Fernando Rd Ste 209, San Fernando, California 91340
Phone: (818) 813-8159

Hospice Care

Hospice care is a type of care and philosophy of care that focuses on the palliation of a chronically ill, terminally ill or seriously ill patient's pain and symptoms, and attending to their emotional and spiritual needs. Care may be provided in a patient's home or in a designated facility such as nursing home, hospital unit or freestanding hospice, with level of care and sometimes location based upon frequent evaluation of the paients needs. The four primary levels of care provided by hospice are routine home care, continuous care, general inpatient and respite care.

Medicare Program: Medicare is a federal government program which provides health insurance to people who are 65 or older. This program also covers certain younger people with disabilities (who receive Social Security Disability Insurance - SSDI), and people with End-Stage Renal Disease (permanent kidney failure requiring dialysis or a transplant, sometimes called ESRD.

Medicare Assignment: Assignment means that your doctor, provider, or supplier agrees (or is required by law) to accept the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services. Most doctors, providers, and suppliers accept assignment, but you should always check to make sure. Participating providers have signed an agreement to accept assignment for all Medicare-covered services.

NPI Number: The National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique identification number for covered health care providers. The NPI must be used in lieu of legacy provider identifiers in the HIPAA standards transactions. Covered health care providers and all health plans and health care clearinghouses must use the NPIs in the administrative and financial transactions adopted under HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act).

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