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Because Medicare stops paying the renal team once a patient goes with hospice and stops dialysis does this mean that the team can longer be contacted?

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Because Medicare stops paying the renal team once a patient goes with hospice and stops dialysis does this mean that the team can longer be contacted?

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A. Most renal care teams want to be involved in the patient’s care after the patient stops dialysis. They are happy to answer questions the patient or family may have and to prescribe medications as needed to be sure that the patient is comfortable.

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