Medicare Plans To Pay For Voluntary End-Of-Life Counseling

Medicare Plans To Pay For Voluntary End-Of-Life Counseling

By Krishnadev Calamur

The provision was politically toxic when it was first proposed in 2009. Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News says many medical groups, including the AMA, have long recommended the move.

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Via: http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/07/08/421279312/medicare-to-pay-for-voluntary-end-of-life-counseling?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=us

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