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It's a discussion that not many people are eager to have — the talk about what kind of end-of-life medical care he or she would like to have.


Now that Medicare has agreed to cover the clinicians' costs of these in-office talks, there is more reason for patients to have these discussions to save confusion and difficult decisions later on when a patient becomes gravely ill. 


Dr. Jon Hallberg explains why patients and health care providers should consider the benefits of having these talks ahead of time.

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Now that Medicare has agreed to cover the clinicians' costs of these in-office talks, there is more incentive for patients and providers to have these discussions.

Now that Medicare has agreed to cover the clinicians' costs of these in-office talks, there is more reason for patients to have these discussions to save confusion and difficult decisions later on when a patient becomes gravely ill.

Hallberg's Picture of Health: End-of-life talks

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