Posted by swainchampagne on January 5, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Boy do hospitals and insurance companies love this NEWS. The Obama administration caved on the Medicare regulation so that Medicare won’t have to cover discussing end-of-life planning with your doctor. Essentially, that will leave the families of the dying saddled with making all decisions when they are living through a time of crisis causing further … Continue reading →
Category Consumer Information, Doctors, Hospice, Medicare, Pre-planning
Posted by swainchampagne on June 16, 2008 · Leave a Comment
(Newser) – While only a third of terminally-ill cancer patients received end-of-life talks from their doctors, those who did fared better, a study has found. Doctors who hedge may think they’re protecting their patients, but patients who got the talk were no more likely to get depressed, avoided living their final days in hospitals, and … Continue reading →
Category Cancer, Doctors, Dying Well, For the dying · Tagged with Cancer, Choices for the dying, Dignity, End-of-life, Pre-planning
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