Medicare insurance pays for end of life counseling
The Medicare “end of life planning” provision will remain in the Democratic health care bill. Although this provision has been labeled wicked death panels, vindictive attacks have backfired to help increase awareness about this problem which is why it will remain in the bill. This provision permits Medicare health insurance to pay for voluntary counseling to help recipients deal with the complicated and sorrowful decisions families have to make when a loved one passes. For many years federal laws and policies have encouraged people to discuss and think ahead about end of life choices. Living wills have also been promoted. This summer when House Democrats proposed to pay doctors for the counseling it created a wave of skepticism and anger. Republicans defined it as an example of government exceeding its limit. What are your thoughts? Should Medicare health insurance pays for end of life counseling?
