RLTV (NextAvenue): Among the many several shocking discoveries was that my very cautious and strategic father didn’t carry life insurance (well, a $5,000 plan from IBM, which basically covered the burial). Nor had he expressed any…

Covering Health (AHCJ Blog): It’s one of the certainties of life: everyone’s going to die. And most of us also will deal with the deaths of a family member or loved one. Writing about death,…

Forbes.com: Think about your medical decision making process – if you know you will be a high healthcare user, make it a priority to work longer and save more to prepare for those healthcare costs….

Everyday Health: Jessica McCannon, MD, a pulmonary critical care physician at Massachusetts General Hospital, says there are ways to improve the health care system’s ability to help a patient plan for his or her death…

U.S. News & World Report: Ellen Goodman won the Pulitzer Prize for her thoughtful Boston Globe columns. Now retired from that job but busier than ever, Goodman publicly laments that she won no prizes for…

Omaha World-Herald: It’s right there on the side of his refrigerator, in a little plastic sleeve. Dr. Byron Oberst, a retired pediatrician, signed a form saying that he doesn’t want CPR if his heart stops….