End-Of-Life Counseling and Care

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Article Date: 17 Aug 2009 - 0:00 PDT

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Doctors Providing End-Of-Life Counseling See Benefit In Current Controversy

Kaiser Health News reports on a House provision buried deep within its sweeping health reform bill, saying it may "appear innocuous" but has "ignited a firestorm among critics predicting government-sponsored euthanasia. The controversy, over proposed Medicare funding of end-of-life counseling, has come to epitomize some of people's deepest fears about the government's role in health care" (Marcy, 8/14).

What The House Bill Says About End-Of-Life Care

KHN reports on the actual language fueling "the furious controversy" over Medicare funding of for end-of-life care conversations. It "stems from Section 1233 in the health bill passed by three House committees" (Steadman, 8/14).

This information was reprinted from kaiserhealthnews.org with kind permission from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. You can view the entire Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report, search the archives and sign up for email delivery at kaiserhealthnews.org.

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