For Patients

Models of Care and Potential Fees and Expenses for Medical Aid in Dying

The type of referral the Academy provides will vary with each patient’s individual needs, urgency, and circumstances and depends on the availability of clinicians in your area.

Each provides a different model of care and likely timeframe, and requires a different model for payment. Some may be able to accommodate non-oral routes of self-administration if needed. There are generally three possible types of referrals: full-service hospice agencies, palliative care practices, and independent providers.

If you believe you may need a non-oral route of administration, please be sure to discuss this critical detail before choosing a clinician.

Note

Medicare does not provide coverage for aid-in-dying care or medications. Aid-in-dying is legal as a state program in 10 states plus Washington, DC, but Medicare is a federally funded program. For this and other reasons, and others, Medicare does not cover any aid-in-dying services or medications (which cost around $700). Most insurance policies also do not cover medical aid-in-dying. You should, of course, check with your insurance company.

Teaching and supporting best practices for the care of patients considering or completing medical aid in dying.

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