Test program expands ability of Medicare patients to receive palliative care

(Source – www.buffalonews.com)

It will be a delicate balancing act, no doubt, but Medicare is beginning a valuable – indeed, inevitable – program to provide end-of-life counseling as part of a five-year experiment in 40 states. The demonstration program is meant to help patients with terminal illnesses plan for the end of their lives. Read more…

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