[Solved]: Medicare and Medicaid hospice benefit criteria…

Medicare and Medicaid hospice benefit criteria allow clients with a life expectancy of 6 months or less to be admitted to hospice. However, the median length of stay in a hospice program is just 21.3 days. Which reason explains the underuse of hospice care services? Lack of Medicare/Medicaid funding for hospice Lack of fully credentialed and trained hospice nurses Difficulty obtaining Medicare certification for hospice services Clients and families view hospice care as giving up