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…
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…
Kaiser Health News — The public overwhelmingly supports Medicare’s plan to pay for end-of-life discussions between doctors and patients, despite GOP objections that such chats would lead to rationed care for the elderly and ill,…
Washington Post — To: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: News reports say you will soon make a final decision about paying doctors and other providers who talk to their patients about end-of-life planning, I have…
Wall Street Journal — In 2016, after years of controversy, Medicare plans to begin reimbursing doctors for having discussions with patients about what type of medical care they want and don’t want near the end of their…