Coverage for End-of-Life “death panels” Talks Gaining Ground - NYTimes.com

Private Insurers are doing what!

Coverage for End-of-Life Talks Gaining Ground - NYTimes.com: "Five years after it exploded into a political conflagration over “death panels,” the issue of paying doctors to talk to patients about end-of-life care is making a comeback, and such sessions may be covered for the 50 million Americans on Medicare as early as next year.

Bypassing the political process, private insurers have begun reimbursing doctors for these “advance care planning” conversations as interest in them rises along with the number of aging Americans."
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