NPR — When a family member of mine was dying of cancer, her husband’s boss told him to take all the time he needed to care for her. She was granted her wish of being at…

The Atlantic — Britain may not be the best place to live, but it is the best place to die. The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) ranked the country first in its latest quality-of-death index, which uses…

Palm Beach Post – Soon, Medicare will start paying doctors for the time it takes them to discuss and document their patients’ end-of-life wishes. No death panel. Just a conversation about how far medical providers should…

In July, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a proposal to reimburse health care providers for having end-of-life care consultations with patients. In a letter submitted to CMS as a public comment on…