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THE PROBLEM:

Who pays for a hospice patient’s prescription medications?  When will Medicare Part D plans be responsible for coverage of prescription drug medications and when will the traditional Medicare hospice payment sources apply?  With the advent of Medicare Part D, this question, always tricky, will get even trickier.

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