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America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 (Introduced in House), HR 3200, 111th Cong, 1st Sess (2009)
- Publisher
- American Medical Association
- Copyright
- Copyright 2010 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. Applicable FARS/DFARS Restrictions Apply to Government Use.
- ISSN
- 0098-7484
- eISSN
- 1538-3598
- DOI
- 10.1001/jama.2009.1956
- pmid
- 20085956
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
COMMENTARY of directives regarding the care that individuals would not Terri R. Fried, MD receive at the end of life. Margaret Drickamer, MD Based on the recognition that seriously ill patients are at risk for receiving highly burdensome care with limited ben- HE RECENT TRANSFIGURATION IN THE POPULAR efit, the medical community caring for seriously ill pa- press of a proposal to provide Medicare reimburse- tients generally assumes there is a pent-up demand among ment to physicians for advance care planning individuals to participate in ACP and to put a limit on the T(ACP) into the creation of “death panels,” which technologically invasive care they will receive at the end of would decide the fates of older and disabled individuals, life. Undoubtedly, many individuals may want the oppor- can be seen as more than a political maneuver to discredit tunity to state their desire to forgo medical interventions in health care reform efforts. It provides valuable insights advanced illness. However, the recent media experience with into how the notion of ACP is perceived by the general America’s Affordable Health Choices Act provided the op- public and a lesson for the medical community about how portunity for expressions of support
Journal
JAMA – American Medical Association
Published: Jan 20, 2010