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Medicare Member Health and Wellness Palliative Care

Palliative Care

Living with serious illness can be difficult for the individual and everyone in the family. With a goal of improving the quality of life, our care managers partner with our providers, specialized palliative care teams and community resources to provide an extra layer of support for our members.

Palliative Care focuses on three key pillars:

Advance Care Planning

Pain Symptom Management

Caregiver Support

Hospice

Hospice care focuses on a person's last six months, or less, of life. When treatment for advanced illness is no longer an option, hospice professionals work to make the patient's life as comfortable as possible.

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NYS Hospice & Palliative Care

Find hospice care providers in New York state.

U.S. Hospice & Palliative Care

Find providers throughout the United States.

Homes for the Dying

Comfort Care Homes provide compassionate care for the dying, helping residents live with comfort and love.

Pain Patient Resources

Learn more about active self-care therapies.

Excellus BlueCross BlueShield is an HMO plan and PPO plan with a Medicare contract. Enrollment in Excellus BlueCross BlueShield depends on contract renewal. Submit a complaint about your Medicare plan at www.Medicare.gov or learn about filing a complaint by contacting the Medicare Ombudsman. Y0028_8830_C.

This page last updated 10-01-2022.

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