New Medicare Rule Authorizes ‘End-of-Life’ Consultations

The New York Times: WASHINGTON — Six years after legislation to encourage end-of-life planning touched off a furor over “death panels,” the Obama administration issued a final rule on Friday that authorizes Medicare to pay doctors for consultations with patients on how they would like to be cared for as they are dying.

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