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Many Still Sidestep End-Of-Life Care Planning, Study Finds

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Only about a third of U.S. adults have advance directives in place to guide the care they receive in the event that they are unable to make their own decisions about life-sustaining medical treatments.

Jump-Starting Hard Conversations As The End Nears

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An end-of life-planning website can encourage patients to tackle that difficult topic before they become too ill to communicate, according to a new study. But they may be more likely to make concrete plans with help from a doctor or social worker.

Fenómeno en aumento: los abuelos que cuidan a sus padres

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Los Jones son bisabuelos. Sin embargo, están entre un creciente grupo de personas mayores con un padre vivo, lo que significa que, en el siglo XXI, los años de jubilación pueden incluir el cuidado de un papá o una mamá ancianos.

‘Pre-Hospice’ Saves Money By Keeping People At Home Near The End Of Life

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A San Diego program helps chronically ill people avoid the hospital by teaching them how to better manage their diseases and telling them what to expect in their final years. Other health providers and insurers around the country are trying similar approaches.

‘Right-To-Try’ Laws Expose Dying Patients To Exploitation, Ethicists Warn

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More than 30 states have laws on the books to allow dying patients the right to try experimental treatments. But these treatments may not be covered by insurance, and ethicists worry vulnerable people could be exploited near the end of their lives. The laws may also duplicate a process the FDA already has in place.