A New Paradigm Is Needed: Top Experts Question the Value of Advance Care Planning
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) For decades, Americans have been urged to fill out documents specifying their end-of-life
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Veterans can help survivors plan ahead
(Source – blogs.va.gov) It’s a topic people don’t like to talk about: every person dies. Despite the inevitable, there are
Read moreClarity on Covid Count: Pandemic’s Toll on Seniors Extended Well Beyond Nursing Homes
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) As covid-19 resurges across the country, driven by the highly infectious delta variant,
Read moreMedicare covers grief counseling and depression screening
According to a recent survey of 400 widowed seniors, only 15 percent of widowed Medicare beneficiaries take advantage of mental
Read moreThe prevalence of advance care planning remains low.
As part of Medicare’s annual wellness visit, Medicare started to reimburse providers for advance care planning; however, the prevalence of
Read moreExpanding Advanced Care Planning for Veterans
(Source – www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage) Life-Sustaining Treatment Orders empower older Veterans to communicate their authentic wishes for care at the end of
Read more‘There’s no back to normal’: For people with terminal illnesses, time lost to Covid-19 can’t be made up
(By Andrew Joseph for STAT) After Aaron Hoover found out he had glioblastoma in 2019, a new imperative imbued each
Read more10 states with the highest health insurance costs for employees
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Employees in Minnesota face some of the highest annual health insurance costs in
Read moreWe Put Off Planning, Until My Father-in-Law’s Medical Crisis Took Us by Surprise
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) Earlier this month, my husband picked up the phone and learned his 92-year-old
Read morePlanning For End-Of-Life Care Is More Crucial Than Ever. Here’s How
(By Katherine Harmon Courage for NPR) The coronavirus pandemic has been a stark reminder “that things can change in a minute
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