WI · guidance
Wis. ForwardHealth Online Handbook, Hospice, Topic #1154
Categories of Service
Wisconsin Medicaid reimburses hospice providers for services provided to members based on the following categories of hospice
care:
• Routine care, with a per diem rate for less than eight hours of care per day
• Continuous care, with an hourly rate for eight to 24 hours of care per day
• Inpatient respite care in a hospital or SNF (skilled nursing facility) meeting SNF staffing, hourly, and environmental
requirements
• General inpatient care in a hospital or SNF
Wisconsin Medicaid will reimburse only one of the four categories of hospice care on a single date of service.
Provenance
- Source
- www.forwardhealth.wi.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-02
- Edition
- forwardhealth-hospice-2026-10-01
- Content hash
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