Improving End-of-Life Care: Advance Planning, Telehealth Access, and Provider Training.
This Act aims to empower citizens to direct their future medical care by launching a national education campaign and improving healthcare provider training on end-of-life issues. It permanently expands the use of telehealth for advance care planning under Medicare, ensuring beneficiaries can easily document their wishes regardless of location. The law also initiates studies to standardize advance directive documents nationwide.
Key points
National public campaign to educate citizens about their right to direct healthcare decisions and the importance of advance directives (living wills, power of attorney).
Permanent removal of geographic restrictions for using telehealth services for advance care planning under Medicare.
Mandatory development of training curricula and quality standards for healthcare professionals regarding palliative care and end-of-life discussions.
Initiation of studies to create a national, uniform, and portable system for advance directives, ensuring patient wishes are honored across state lines.
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