The Real Issues of End-of-Life Care

Courtesy TIME: Top Science and Health Stories  Mon, 08/17/2009 - 02:45

Beyond the hyperventilating about euthanasia and death panels, how Medicare works with end-of-life care is a real issue for doctors who deal with the elderly, like geriatrician Dr.

Laurie Jacobs


 

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