Representative Earl Blumenauer has been a major proponent of federal legislation to improve informed consent regarding end-of-life medical care. As I blogged about in 2009 (e.g. here, here, and here), 2010 (e.g. here, here), and 2012 (e.g. here), Blumenauer has introduced bills that would increase Medicare coverage for voluntary advance care planning and provide grants for POLST programs.
Yesterday, the Oregonian reported that "despite the political beating the Oregon Democrat took last time, despite the blistering accusations that he wanted to set up so-called death panels and "pull the plug on Grandma," he's ready for another try."
In a bill that Blumenauer plans to introduce by spring, "Medicare and Medicaid would pay for voluntary consultations between doctors and patients about end-of-life wishes. The bill would also provide grants to promote "physician orders for life-sustaining treatment," a type of advance directive that spells out specific preferences for medical care."
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