For Patients to Be Eligible for Hospice Care, Physicians Usually

question 14

Multiple Choice

For patients to be eligible for hospice care, physicians usually must certify that they are not expected to live beyond how many months?

• A) 3
• B) 6
• C) 9
• D) 12
• E) 15

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