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Advising the Congress on Medicare issues
MedPAC > Recommendations > Improving care at the end of life (D)

Improving care at the end of life (D)

June 1, 1999

Promote advance care planning by practitioners and patients well before terminal health crises occur.

Appeared in: June 1999 - Chapter 7

Topics: Quality.