Abstract
Objective: To martial arguments for listing simplified Advance Directives on the Medicare card. Design and Main Results: Literature review shows that 90% of patients do not have advance directives, that patients and doctors are both remiss in discussing end-of-life issues, and that Medicare, insurance companies, and hospitals do little to remedy this lapse. Conclusion: A case is made for listing simplified Advance Directives on the Medicare card.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 3146-3148 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Critical care medicine |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2000 |
Keywords
- Advance Directives
- Death
- Proxy
- Terminal illness
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine