Comparing Hospice and Palliative Care
Hospice Care
The goal is to alleviate symptoms and improve quality of life during terminal illness. When curative treatments are no longer working and/or a patient no longer desires to continue with them, hospice typically becomes the care of choice. You can learn more about hospice care and the benefits it offers by reading CaringInfo's explanation of hospice care.
Alternatively, if you have access to Medicare, you can reference Medicare's article explaining hospice care, in addition to their page outlining services covered for Medicare Part A.
For individuals covered by Medicaid, you can additionally reference Medicaid's page explaining hospice benefits.Palliative Care
This care can be provided at any time during the course of an illness and in conjunction with curative, aggressive treatments and skilled nursing care.For further information on this topic, visit CaringInfo's article explaining palliative care. There, you can learn the services that palliative care provides in addition to information about which insurers will cover its benefits.Additional Information
If you would like to learn more about hospice and palliative care in Arizona, please refer to:Arizona Hospice & Palliative Care OrganizationNational Hospice & Palliative Care OrganizationCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services - Hospice Coverage
For general information related to health services in Arizona, please refer to:Copper Sky Hospice Service Area
Maricopa County and Western Pinal