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Provider Information (Click on question for answer)
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Q:  01. Who do I contact with questions at the VA?
Q:  02. If an enrolled Veteran does not have Medicare, will the VA pay for the hospice care?
Q:  03. How does a Veteran qualify for VA paid hospice care?
Q:  04. Is there a mechanism to establish eligibility for Priority Group 8 veterans in order for VA to offer to purchase or provide hospice and palliative care?
Q:  05. What is VA’s responsibility in terms of offering hospice and palliative care to enrolled veterans deemed appropriate for such care?
Q:  06. Are VA physicians able to follow hospice patients?
Q:  07. Does a veteran need to have a service connected condition in order for VA to offer to purchase or provide hospice care in the community or a VA facility?
Q:  08. How are enrolled veterans able to continue coming to the VA while utilizing their Medicare hospice benefit?
Q:  09. I have a Veteran in need of community inpatient hospice care. Will VA pay for room and board?
Q:  10. If a VA facility offers to provide inpatient hospice care, does this eliminate the need to offer to purchase or provide home hospice care for veterans who desire and are appropriate for such home care?
Q:  11. If a veteran has Medicare, does VA have to offer to purchase or provide hospice and palliative care to enrolled veterans requiring such?
Q:  12. May the VA refer enrolled veterans to community hospice programs for charity care?
Q:  13. Under what statutory authority does VA pay for community hospice care?
Q:  14. What is the cost of end-of-life care provided to the veteran at the VA Medical Center?
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Palliative Care Coordinators for VA Hospitals in Michigan
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Ann Arbor
Melissa Higbee
Phone: 734-845-3788
Email: Melissa.higbee@va.gov


Battle Creek
Terry Terpstra
Phone: 269-966-5600 Ex 33643
Email: Terry.terpstra@va.gov

Detroit
heila Vogel
Phone: 313-576-1000 extension 63203
Email: Sheila.vogel@va.gov

Saginaw
Julie Csongradi
Phone 989-497-2500 extension 11152
Email: Julie.csongradi@va.gov

Iron Mountain
Sarah Buckley
Phone: 906-774-3300 extension 32520
Email: sarah.buckley@va.gov
**Acting Coordinator is Sherry Aichner x32517

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