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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do you know for sure the medication wouldn’t be covered? [/quote]

I don't know *for sure* but it's an insanely expensive drug (ofev) generally understood to be used to treat a disease (pulmonary fibrosis) rather than enhance quality of life, even though enhancing quality of life is definitely a secondary effect. I can't find anywhere to check that gets specific with medications. Everywhere I look lists general guidelines which heavily imply to me that it would not be covered. If anyone knows of a resource where I could look/call that will know specific medications rather than guidelines, I'd love to hear it.[/quote]

You don’t go to hospice until you’re ready to stop all care that prolongs life[/quote]

This, but we did hospice and they saved my MIL's life and improved it.  They worked with the doctors to fix the diet, medications and more and she improved to the point they had to pull her off hospice.  As soon as they stopped coming, the nursing home went back to their old ways and she died within a few weeks.  [/quote]

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