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Restore Medicaid hospice benefit | The Augusta Chronicle

In response to the economic challenges we face, south carolina's department of health and human services has eliminated the medicaid hospice benefit effective the end of february.

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Tags: End-of-Life Decision Making, Health Insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, Health and Human Services

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Augusta Chronicle editorial slams the South Carolina decision to end the hospice Medicare benefit: http://tinyurl.com/aqu9oh

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South Carolina plans changes for Medicaid | The Augusta Chronicle

chronicle.augusta.com — “COLUMBIA --- The state's Medicaid program plans to stop paying for adult dental, vision and hospice services and cut home health visits by a third for the state's elderly and disabled in February.The agency also plans to eliminate routine infant circumcisions and cut prescription drug benefits and shoes for diabetics. The reductions even include umbrella and crutch holders for people who use wheelchairs. People with powered wheelchairs will have to use them for seven years instead of f” View full resource at chronicle.augusta.com