<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Greetings List Members - </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">A client of mine passed away early this month through Medical Aid in Dying. The process of precisely when happened very quickly after she was taken to the hospital. She elected to be put on hopsice care and the hospital then said she needed to go to a different location. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">She ended up in a group family home where her wife, who was not in her best state of mind, signed the paperwork allowing as such and paying the $1500 evaluation fee and the $9000 for a month of the house. Decedent died two days later. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Come to find out that the contract with the group family home has a provision that says they will issue a prorated refund to those who die EXCEPT to those who enter the home already on hospice care. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">I find this morally repugnant. She could have paid for 24 hour RN care at her home for less. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Before I begin the crusade of torches, pitchforks, and meetings with my legislators - I wanted to see if others have seen this specific provision and/or have guidance as to why a 91 year old who was planning to die in a couple days should have been forced to pay a total of $10,500 for TWO DAYS of care. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Thank you,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Brent</div><br clear="all"></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Brent
Williams-Ruth</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> (pronouns: he/him)<br>
<i>Attorney-At-Law</i></span></p><p><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Law
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