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<blockquote data-quote="GoingNorth" data-source="post: 299524" data-attributes="member: 1963"><p>The "death squad" thing originated with a part of the bill that calls for paying doctors to work with patients to set up "end of life care" plans.</p><p></p><p>The bulk of people don't want to be kept alive at all costs. The care plans are basically the same as what we now call "advance directives".</p><p></p><p>The problem is that a lot of doctors are really uncomfortable with actually addressing "end of life care" issues and they do not get compensated for the amount of time it takes to go through setting up a plan.</p><p></p><p>it's a rare case where, like my husband, the patient though actively dying was lucid and was able to convey his exact wishes to his medical care team.</p><p></p><p>It basically means that unlike the "advanced directive" which has to be carried by someone who also has a medical Power of Attorney, you can file your own plan well in advance of need.</p><p></p><p>You would be able to review/change your choices every five years under the plan.</p><p></p><p>This is right up there with the cadeucus, the sign of doctors from the time of Mercury's temples (which were actually hospices) being likened to being some sort of "Nazi" symbol.</p><p></p><p>There isn't a military medical person out there who doesn't carry that symbol on their collar!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GoingNorth, post: 299524, member: 1963"] The "death squad" thing originated with a part of the bill that calls for paying doctors to work with patients to set up "end of life care" plans. The bulk of people don't want to be kept alive at all costs. The care plans are basically the same as what we now call "advance directives". The problem is that a lot of doctors are really uncomfortable with actually addressing "end of life care" issues and they do not get compensated for the amount of time it takes to go through setting up a plan. it's a rare case where, like my husband, the patient though actively dying was lucid and was able to convey his exact wishes to his medical care team. It basically means that unlike the "advanced directive" which has to be carried by someone who also has a medical Power of Attorney, you can file your own plan well in advance of need. You would be able to review/change your choices every five years under the plan. This is right up there with the cadeucus, the sign of doctors from the time of Mercury's temples (which were actually hospices) being likened to being some sort of "Nazi" symbol. There isn't a military medical person out there who doesn't carry that symbol on their collar! [/QUOTE]
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