Passages Hospice will soon offer health benefits to same-sex couples in a legal marriage or civil union, according to a press release.
In 2012, an estimated 1.5 million patients received services from hospices; this number is expected to increase as the parents of baby boomers age.
According to the hospital, it is the first facility of its kind in the Midwest to be proactive in offering same-sex couple benefits. Benefits will be available starting Nov. 1.
Passages hospices are in 70 counties across Illinois, Indiana and St. Louis, Miss. For a full list, visit www.passageshospice.com.