title: Reimbursing hospice care: a Blue Cross and Blue Shield perspective.
abstract: The Associations' "Initial Statement on Hospice Care and Payment for Hospice Services" comprises three criteria and many recommendations. The statement can guide local Plans and other third party payers, wary of repeating past mistakes that increased costs without improving care.
mesh_terms: D054598:Blue Cross Blue Shield Insurance Plans; D006738:Hospices / Q000191:economics*; D006782:Hospitals, Special / Q000191:economics*; D007342:Insurance Benefits; D007348:Insurance, Health; D007349:Insurance, Health, Reimbursement; D007350:Insurance, Hospitalization; D007357:Insurance, Physician Services; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D014481:United States