The Art of Goodbye: Medicare Covers Advance Care Planning
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FY1471
FCS3340
Health Insurance

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Spence, Lynda M. 2018. “The Art of Goodbye: Medicare Covers Advance Care Planning: FCS3340/FY1471, 7/2018”. EDIS 2018 (4). Gainesville, FL. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-fy1471-2018.

Abstract

This 4-page document is part of a series which addresses end-of-life concerns, entitled The Art of Goodbye. The publication discusses the Patient Self-Determination Act, advance care planning, and communication about advance care planning. Written by Lynda Spence, and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, July 2018.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fy1471

https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-fy1471-2018
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