Also depends on if thr hospital can drain anything else out of Medicare
100% true!
Nearly all healthcare providers are prone to milk a dying person who has good insurance for every dollar that they can bill. They won't ignore a DNR, but they will provide expensive care that will do nothing to improve a dying person's length or quality of life. They kept my MIL alive in a vegetative state for three or four months and didn't miss an opportunity to bill for any number of expensive procedures. It was disgusting, but there don't seem to be any effective checks and balances on Medicare billing and reimbursement. The attitude seems to be "The government has deep pockets, so hit Medicare for every reasonable billable care activity that you can think of for a person with whatever healthcare issues they have.".
