How can hospice determine who is eligible or who stays in the program?

It's tricky: It is often difficult to determine who is at the end of life in 3 months vs. who is at the end of life in 3 years. Doctors are usually the ones who make the ultimate determination in conjunction with knowledgeable hospice workers. I've admitted patients to hospice and then a year or so later had to "un-admit" them because the defied my prediction.

YES: The Hospice Medical Director must certify the patient as eligible for the Hospice benefit. Dr. Kirsh