Medicare Decision on “Death Panels”
Medicare will reimburse doctors
who talk with patients about
end-of-life care
Yesterday, Medicare announced that it plans to pay for the end-of-life conversations between doctors and patients. The plan answers questions surrounding “Death Panels,” which have been debated since the passage of the Affordable Care Act.
Coverage for end-of-life counseling was not included in the Affordable Care Act, but some insurance companies have begun to offer coverage. More companies are expected to when Medicare finalizes the plan.
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Coverage for end-of-life counseling was not included in the Affordable Care Act, but some insurance companies have begun to offer coverage. More companies are expected to when Medicare finalizes the plan.
The proposal will be decided on November 1st.If this has been helpful, please feel free to forward this email to family and friends. Please contact us at [email protected] to be added to our email list.
Medicare Proposes paying for end-of-life counseling in sweeping physician payment rule
Modern Healthcare
In a draft of Medicare’s first physician payment rule since Congress scrapped the sustainable growth-rate formula, the CMS proposes paying for end-of-life counseling and revises several quality-incentive programs that will be rolled into a new comprehensive program in 2019.
Medicare Plans to Pay Doctors for Counseling on End of life
The New York Times
Medicare, the federal program that insures 55 million older and disabled Americans, announced plans on Wednesday to reimburse doctors for conversations with patients about whether and how they would want to be kept alive if they became too sick to speak for themselves.