Medicare to Pay Docs for End-of-Life Planning

Medicare – the country’s largest health insurer with 50 million beneficiaries, most over the age of 65 – announced plans to reimburse physicians for conversations with patients about end-of-life treatment options. The new plan is expected to be approved and take effect in January. Craig Borchardt, Ph.D., assistant professor in the department of humanities in medicine and president and CEO of Hospice Brazos Valley weighs in on the topic: http://news.tamhsc.edu/?post=advance-care-planning-a-new-normal-in-health-care