The MO HealthNet Division (MHD) Provider Education Unit is offering a Hospice Provider Workshop December 16, 2016. This workshop is from 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.
Please contact the Provider Education Unit at MHD.PROVTRAIN@dss.mo.gov (preferred method) or (573)751-6963 with any questions or training needs.
Patient surplus or “patient liability” is the participant’s income less certain deductions; i.e., personal allowance, medical insurance and any allotments to a spouse and/or eligible dependents and is computed by an FSD caseworker. It is a federal requirement that the MO HealthNet payment to a nursing home be reduced by the patient surplus. MO HealthNet payment to a nursing home is not collected by the nursing facility the first month a participant is admitted if admission is after the first day of the month.
Participants who are eligible for both Medicare and MO HealthNet at the time of hospice election must simultaneously elect the hospice benefit for both programs. Electing both Medicare and MO HealthNet Hospice benefits enables MO HealthNet to avoid duplication of payments for services covered under the Medicare Hospice benefit.
