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10 FAQs: Medicare's Role in End-of-Life Care

December 14, 2015

Created by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. This FAQ sheet can help better understand the largest insurer of health care provided during the last year of life. This information will help explain the coverage that is offered, changes to be made in the future, and cost. In addition, these FAQs describe recent relevant rules released by the Administration and additional proposals from Congress regarding advance care planning and care for people with serious and terminal illness. 

Click here to view the FAQs.