Although hospice care can be covered through Medicare and Medicaid and other health insurance plans, there are still repercussions that are dealt with. According to Miller, before a person can be admitted to a hospice care center they must first seek a consultant, but when they finally are eligible to transfer, it may be too late, “While there has been a large increase in hospice use in NHs [nursing homes], many residents still do not access hospice or access it only weeks prior to death” (Miller, 2015). In addition, the costs for hospice care participants are shown to be higher than inpatient care hospitals. In agreement with Miller, Ker validates the cost for prescription drugs from the pharmacy were greater for hospice care participants,
