Patient payment of hospice care - how much to pay

What You Pay for Hospice Care

Medicare pays the hospice provider for your hospice care. You will have to pay the following:
No more than $5 for each prescription drug and other similar products for pain relief and symptom control.

5% of the Medicare-approved amount for inpatient respite care.
For example, if Medicare pays $100 per day for inpatient respite care, you will pay $5 per day. You can stay in a Medicare-approved hospital or nursing home up to 5 days each time you get respite care. There is no limit to the number of times you can get respite care. The amount you pay for respite care can change each year.