- January 20, 2016
Hospice Care, Rather Than Aggressive Treatment, Found Better for End-of-Life
Families may be more satisfied with end-of-life care for loved ones dying of cancer when treatment is focused… Read More
Resources: for families & patients
- January 8, 2016
New year brings chance to have tough conversations
Approximately 2.5 million people will die in the United States in the new year. Of that number, over three-fourths will very likely be over the… Read More
- January 4, 2016
Blue Cross expands benefits for end-of-life care
The state’s largest health insurer this week will begin offering some of the newest and most comprehensive end-of-life benefits in the nation, aiming to prod… Read More
- December 18, 2015
Are Doctors Ready To Talk About End-Of-Life Care?
About to board a flight back to his district, Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., is downright effusive, calling a health care policy that takes effect Jan. Read More
How to ensure people get end-of-life health care they want
My mom paid a painful price for not completing an advance directive about her preferences for end-of-life medical care. She was an intelligent and organized… Read More