Judy Kugel blogs twice weekly at 80-something.com and is the author of “70-something — Life, Love and Limits in the Bonus ...

The case of Karen Ann Quinlan became an accelerant for much of the end-of-life care and legal devices that are now considered ...

Integrative care at life’s end supports dignity, connection, and comfort, easing pain while honoring the body, mind, and ...

Terminally ill people who want help to die should have face-to-face reviews with a specialist end-of-life doctor in an effort ...

Thank you for your dedicated career as a health care providing physician. I, like you, am closely connected to the health ...

A new legislative proposal is currently being developed regarding end-of-life care, according to doctor Cătălina Poiană, ...

California’s ‘death with dignity’ legislation requires the impossible from terminally ill patients who need it most.

And the idea of a terminally-ill patient ending their own life peacefully was taboo — and illegal. Today, almost all of those situations have been reversed, due in large part to the Quinlan case ...

Dr. Alexandra Zaleta discusses how most cancer patients face prior authorization delays, despite 95% being approved, ...

Prior authorization varies by plan but often requires patients or their providers to get permission (also called ...

CAPITAL CARING provides for end-of-life hospice care reimbursed by Medicare, or Medicaid. Capital Caring donates the cost of care through its private fundraising efforts where the patient or ...

We can manage', but it can be quite daunting spending a long time with someone who’s at end of life. "We will say to people, 'go and have a coffee', 'go and have a shower', 'go and pick up your ...