Senior health fair brings information to one place Oct 18, 2009
Probate Court Judge Robert Sykes will speak about living wills, Ionia County Sheriff Dwain Dennis will speak on home safety, Ionia County Prosecutor Ron Schafer will speak on identity theft scams, Meijer pharmacist Nathan Gertz will present prescription safety, MSU Extension educator Brenda Long will be presenting nutrition on a budget and Safe Haven Humane Society's Mary Ellen Snyder will talk about pets and the humane society. We wanted to bring it all together in one place for seniors, said... (Ionia Sentinel-Standard, MI)
Issues plague same-sex pairs who separate Oct 10, 2009
Their wills, living wills and durable powers of attorney set up years earlier had to be undone, and decisions had to be made on their properties. Kneller said he has worked with other same-sex couples. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Aging Expo draws large attendance Oct 8, 2009
Presentations covered: Power of Attorney and Living Wills, by William Bowler; Loving conversations with your family, by Dr. Jerry Schwartz; Exploitations of the Elderly, by Wenham Police Chief Ken Walsh; Reverse Mortgages, by David Carey and Steve Gasperoni; and Fitness and Nutrition, by Kathy Marshall of the Hamilton Athletic Club. Trudy Reid, director of the Wenham Council on Aging said, The Aging Info Expo provided community seniors an opportunity to speak to vendors and non-profit agencies... (Hamilton Wenham Chronicle, MA)
Dr. Jeff Hersh: You should always think ahead Oct 7, 2009
Q: There has been lots of press lately about living wills, some of it saying they encourage euthanasia ... A: Nothing can be further from the truth, and this just demonstrates the misconceptions about advance directives (which include living wills, do-not-resuscitate orders and health care proxies) ... Living wills may specify a person's preferences regarding types of medical treatments and life-sustaining measures they would desire. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
Canada's Bank Regulator Rejects `Systemically Important' Rule on Big Banks Oct 6, 2009
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision said last month that big banks should have so-called living wills to wind down their operations so that the lenders failure doesnt spread to other banks. To contact the reporters on this story: in Istanbul at. (Bloomberg -- Canada)
"Too Big to Fail" Must End for All: FDIC Chief Oct 5, 2009
Financial firms subject to systemic risk shutdown authority should likely also be required to publish "living wills" -- details on how an orderly wind-down would play out -- on their websites to provide more clarity to shareholders and customers. And by applying the resolution authority more broadly outside of normal regulated bank holding companies, it would help shrink the shadow banking system by discouraging regulatory arbitrage under which financial firms shop for the most lenient... (ABC News -- Wire)
Bair turns up the heat in Istanbul Oct 5, 2009
Financial firms subject to systemic risk shutdown authority should likely also be required to publish "living wills" -- details on how an orderly wind-down would play out -- on their Web sites to provide more clarity to shareholders and customers, Bair said ... Financial firms subject to systemic risk shutdown authority should likely also be required to publish "living wills" -- details on how an orderly wind-down would play out -- on their Web sites to provide more clarity to shareholders and... (New York Post -- Business)
In Revolt Against Euthanasia Sep 26, 2009
Location: WI Reply # 2 Date: Sep 25, 2009 - 11:57 PM EST Lilly is right about one thing It is SOP for hospitals to ask about living wills and health care power of attorney and has been for quite a few years. (). (Townhall.com)
Braking the Banks Sep 20, 2009
Some regulators including Britain's Turner are calling for big financial institutions to have "living wills" that would enable their activities to be wound up in an orderly manner in the event they failed, thus avoiding the sort of panic caused by the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers a year ago. 1. (Time.com)
Watchdog to set out rules for living wills Sep 16, 2009
FT.com / UK / Economy & Trade - Watchdog to set out rules for living wills ... Watchdog to set out rules for living wills ... Plans to force UK banks to prepare living wills so they can be dismantled more easily in a crisis have started to be drawn up by the City watchdog. (FT.com -- Markets)
Living wills to be forced on UK banks Sep 15, 2009
FT.com / UK / Politics & policy - Living wills to be forced on UK banks ... Living wills to be forced on UK banks. (FT.com -- Markets)
Blumenauer's end-of-life counseling once favored by Palin Sep 15, 2009
Palin signed a proclamation raising awareness on an issue, asking knowledgeable Alaskans to volunteer their time to help fellow Alaskans with answering any questions they may have on end-of-life issues," she added. Blumenauer s office called Palin s proclamation the same difference as the congressman s federal amendment. Death panels still resonate with Americans A late August poll by the nonpartisan Pew Research Center found that Palin s characterization of end-of-life counseling as death... (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR)
Wall Street's new shape: Rearranging the towers of gold Sep 12, 2009
They will also be expected to prepare living wills , setting out how they could be liquidated in the event of failure. There s a real risk we end up so laden with capital that we can t waddle and fart at the same time, says a Wall Street grandee. (The Economist)
The financial industry: Unnatural selection Sep 11, 2009
Living wills can force banks to plan for their own collapse, which should make it easier to protect depositors while forcing creditors, not taxpayers, to bear the pain. There is also a case for forcing banks to finance themselves with a slice of junior hybrid debt (which has never been state-guaranteed). (The Economist)
COLUMN: Come one! Come all! Decide for yourself who's a clown and who's not Sep 10, 2009
certainly is much more exciting than One health care proposal would include an option for patients, if they wish, to receive counseling regarding end-of-life decisions such as living wills. See. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
I'll prove I'm pro-Vatican, says Berlusconi Sep 9, 2009
The Prime Minister denied reports that he had asked to meet the Vatican's Secretary of State, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, and been rebuffed, and said ''excellent relations would be consolidated'' in the debate on living wills, which are aimed at allowing people to make decisions about their treatment in the event of catastrophic injury or illness. The basic principles that our Government defended, on issues which are foundations of Catholic belief - principles like the defence of human lives and... (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Turning to the health experts for help Sep 8, 2009
If you have an optional discussion with your doctor about living wills or hospice or any end of life care, Medicare will reimburse your doctor. Period. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
G20 leaders rein in bank bonuses Sep 7, 2009
Financial companies will also have to outline how they would unwind international units in times of crisis, what Darling called "living wills". The riskiest financial activities should have the tightest capital standards, Geithner said. (Business Report, South Africa)
Senator fields health care querys Sep 6, 2009
He said the legislation in question was in support of living wills. I want the elderly to have control of their destiny, he said. (Ontario Argus Observer, OR)
LETTER: System will reduce care to most defenseless Sep 5, 2009
Harry Potter wrote on Sep 4, 2009 5:56 AM:" The attacks on Emanuel are a reminder that there is a narrow slice of Americans who not only don't trust government, but also have come to regard it as a dark conspirator in their lives. This peculiar brand of distrust helps create the conditions for fast-moving fear-mongering, especially on complex and emotionally charged topics like the life and death of the elderly and infirm. Prairie fires of that kind are hard to douse when the Administration's... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Newburyport, Amesbury residents join vigil for health reform Sep 5, 2009
We ve been encouraging people to chose health-care proxies and to make living wills for years. People want to be able to die with dignity. (Amesbury News, MA)
Alarming misconceptions Sep 4, 2009
Opponents of reform have twisted a provision of the bill regarding planning living wills into untrue claims that the government would start making decisions about when to stop providing care to the elderly, and 45 percent of Americans falsely believe them. Although the public option we support will be just that an option that would give Americans more choice and keep private insurance companies honest 54 percent of Americans falsely believe health-care reform would lead to a government takeover... (Longview Daily News, WA)
What's not to like about this health reform? Sep 4, 2009
Living wills are between doctors, patients, and their families. No one will have to have a living will if they don't want one. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
Advance Health Care Directives and Living Wills: A step-by-step guide Sep 4, 2009
Health Directives and Living Wills ... Most state legislatures provide official forms for advance health care directives and living wills ... More About: Health Directives and Living Wills. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Turner backs bank 'death' plans Sep 3, 2009
Financial Services Authority chairman Lord Turner backed international proposals to simplify tax structures and create "living wills" for banks ... "Living wills will be a forcing device for the clarification and simplification of legal structures," Lord Turner told the FT.. (BBC News -- UK)
Citizens rally on health care bill Sep 3, 2009
Obama called this a myth and explained that the rumor arose out of a provision in one of the House bills that allowed Medicare to reimburse people for consultations about end-of-life care, setting up living wills, the availability of hospice, et cetera, he stated Aug. 11. We re always defending ourselves, said Tenace. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
FSAs Turner backs living wills for banks Sep 3, 2009
FT.com / UK - FSAs Turner backs living wills for banks ... FSAs Turner backs living wills for banks ... In an interview with the Financial Times, Lord Turner backed international moves to force the big, systemically important banks to draw up living wills. (FT.com -- Markets)
MORE ON GIFFORDS' TOWN HALL MEETING: Both sides share concerns Sep 2, 2009
The congresswoman said that issue has been debunked over and over again, saying what the proposal involved is the right to have Medicare pay for counseling for a family in preparing such things a living wills ... Ben wrote on Sep 1, 2009 12:16 PM:" On the death panel issue, Ms. Giffords states that the provision in HR 3200 is merely there to "pay for counseling for a family in preparing such things a living wills. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Living Wills are nothing new Sep 1, 2009
Place an obit: (559) 441-6228. Web Search powered by YAHOO. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
The Republicans' about-face on Medicare Sep 1, 2009
And he accused the Department of Veterans Affairs of encouraging (veterans) to commit suicide in a manual on living wills. (I've read the manual; it doesn't even come close. (Herald Online, SC -- Opinion)
politics The Emanuel brother you've never heard of Aug 30, 2009
What he does advocate are living wills, and voluntary counseling sessions that address end-of-life issues - both as a means to improve end-of-life care. A fellow bioethicist says Palin and others couldn't have picked a less appropriate target. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Debunking myths abouthealth insurance reform Aug 29, 2009
Rather, the provision would allow physicians to be paid for time spent counseling and answering questions about things such as advance directives, living wills, durable powers of attorney and hospice care. It's entirely voluntary and completely up to each patient. (NJ.com -- Times)
Letter: Where are church leaders in health-care debate? Aug 29, 2009
Gypsy wrote on Aug 28, 2009 12:29 PM:" Fred Brewer: You rock! Your letter is spot on. Too many are worshiping at the altars of Limbaugh, Hannity, O'Reilly, Coulter, ad nauseum.I am glad that the fundamentalist religious zealots of this country have, so far at least, left their far right opinions on ice. We have already seen the lies about the proposed health care bill claim that includes the right to abortion. No where in any of the proposed legislation does it include the right to paid... (Montana Standard, MT)
SRO crowd talks health care with Landrieu Aug 29, 2009
She explained that the provisions included in the plan would cover end-of-life counseling regarding living wills. Landrieu said the woman did a very good job of explaining the issue. (L Observateur, LA)
'Don't let fear and innuendo' control you Aug 28, 2009
This includes providing them with the knowledge of setting up living wills. This is the exact item that the Republicans proposed during the Bush administration and our own Sen. (Sioux City Journal)
Hodes talks health care, remembers Kennedy, in NH Aug 27, 2009
Earlier, Hodes described a personal experience to defend a provision in the Democratic health care legislation that would authorize Medicare to pay doctors for counseling patients about end-of-life care, living wills, hospice care and other issues if a patient requests it. He said his father-in-law, who died this week, had been clear with his doctors about his wishes. (Concord Monitor)
Grassley: I'm not on board yet Aug 27, 2009
Margo Nixon of Hospice of Siouxland chided lawmakers like Grassley who spoke of death panels in a reform bill and "pulling the plug on Grandma." She said end-of-life advance directives like living wills are needed. "It is hard when the scare tactics get out there," Nixon said. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
LETTER: Guns at health care meeting is outrageous Aug 26, 2009
"Not surprisingly, it turns out that Fox's attack is totally made up. Their so-called "death book" is actually an optional guidebook on drafting living wills that had been listed in a Veterans Health Administration (VHA) handbook by the Bush administration in 2007.Jed Lewison-We should not be surprised at this, after all they made up the death panel idea too. So I guess they're now going to blame Obama for ideas implemented during the Bush administration. ". slap63 wrote on Aug 24, 2009 4:41... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
First Rights: Obama, Congress to decide when you die? Aug 25, 2009
As the Washington Post's Charles Lane penetratingly explains (Undue influence," Aug. 8): the government would pay doctors to discuss with Medicare patients explanations of "living wills and durable powers of attorney. and (provide) a list of national and state-specific resources to assist consumers and their families" on making advance-care planning (read end-of-life) decisions.Significantly, Lane adds that, "The doctor 'shall' (that's an order) explain that Medicare pays for hospice care (hint,... (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
5 Legal Documents Everyone Should Have Aug 25, 2009
From Living Wills to Power of Attorney, How to Best Protect Your Family. By LEE FERRANAug. (ABC News)
CAPITAL CULTURE: Another Emanuel in the spotlight Aug 25, 2009
What he does advocate are living wills, and voluntary counseling sessions that address end-of-life issues - both as a means to improve end-of-life care ... "And the paradox, the hypocrisy, the contradiction is that many of the people who are attacking me now supported living wills and consultations with doctors about end-of-life care, before they became against it for political reasons.". (Anchorage Daily News)
Common misconceptions of heath care Aug 25, 2009
Argument: AARP officials have released various statements assuring citizens that the latest proposed bill "will not allow the government the power to make life or death decisions for anyone regardless of age." The section in the House bill that many cite as proof of government "death panels," actually provides the opportunity for Medicare to pay for voluntary counseling on end-of-life matters, such as living wills. Myth: The government wants to take over health care and Americans will not be... (The Current Online, MO)
Kerry Whipple Bean | The Brewton Standard U.S. Rep. Jo Bonner holds up two binders with the House health care bill. At top, a crowd gathered to hear Bonner at the East Brewton Civic Center Thursday. Below, some audience members clap at Bonners declaration that he is against the health care bill. Aug 25, 2009
While Bonner said he personally supports making such end-of-life decisions such as living wills and other options, Medicare is going to run out of money within the next decade. We need to have an honest discussion of how we are going to pay for it, he said. (Brewton Standard, AL)
Toxic debates offer no cure Aug 25, 2009
He opposes that plan, not because it would create death panels, as Sarah Palin would have us believe, but because he doubts the effectiveness of living wills to ensure the patient's wishes are followed. The columnist writes: You are told constantly how very important it is to write your living will years in advance. (Herald Online, SC -- Opinion)
Thune says government health-care option to fail; Johnson holds out hope Aug 24, 2009
Johnson called the end-of-life counseling option an "innocent provision" aimed at helping people consider such options as living wills and hospice care if they choose to. "But it isn't mandatory. It has caused so much trouble that I'm afraid this will be dropped from the bill altogether," Johnson said, adding that he would vote for the provision. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Rumors influencing health care debate Aug 22, 2009
One of the most disputed provisions, contained in a House proposal, would pay doctors for consultations with patients on end-of-life issues, such as living wills. The proposal is similar to one originally written by Republican Sen. (CNN -- International)
Mind-boggling statement Aug 21, 2009
Some bipartisan proposals would let Medicare pay for optional living wills. How the far-right nut cases have managed to convince Ms. Palin that filing an already widely used document such as a living will amounts to the establishment of death panels boggles the mind. (Helena Independent Record)
Thousands chant at health reform meeting Aug 21, 2009
"It allows Medicare patients the option of doctor-patient counseling sessions on living wills, other end-of-life issues. Since when did discussing hospice care with your doctor become a controversial idea?". The passions ignited on both ends of the political spectrum were on full display in the parking lot outside the civic center, which had filled with cars 90 minutes before the event's 1 p.m. start. (The Palm Beach Post)
Tasered Homeless Man Catches on Fire Aug 20, 2009
However, your interpretation of this article shows about the same intelligence as interpreting optional funding of advice on living wills as mandatory consultations on how to die early. by tafhdyd August 19, 2009 12:27 PM EDT. (CBS News)
FACT CHECK: Health Overhaul Myths Taking Root Aug 20, 2009
Critics have twisted a provision in a House bill that would direct Medicare to pay for counseling sessions about end-of-life care, living wills, hospices and the like if a patient wants such consultations with a doctor. They have said, incorrectly, that the elderly would be required to have these sessions. (Click2Houston, TX)
First, get the facts Aug 20, 2009
The health-care reform being debated now would cover living wills. A living will, where you make end-of-life decisions ahead of time, is something that the government has provided in legislation for the last 20 years. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Obamacare's Inevitable Logic Aug 19, 2009
Section 1233 amends the Medicare law to add "advance care planning consultation" (counseling about living wills and the like) to the list of. The provision defines "consultation," but nowhere does it require Medicare beneficiaries to participate or authorize death panels. (Townhall.com)
End-of-life counseling aids last days, study says Aug 19, 2009
A House proposal allows Medicare to pay doctors to chat with patients, if they desire it, about living wills, hospice and appointing a trusted person to make decisions when the patient is incapacitated. President Barack Obama called the euthanasia charge "simply dishonest." Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has said the end-of-life proposal is likely to be dropped from the final bill. (MSNBC -- Health)
Making it political Aug 18, 2009
Living wills, powers of attorney and directives do not negate a person's right to assert any of the above. An alert elderly and/or disabled person, you and me, still have the right to say "No, I don't want that" or "Yes, I consent to that.". (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Linder: Health bill 'falling apart' Aug 18, 2009
The sessions are designed to help patients write living wills addressing topics such as whether they would want to be resuscitated or kept on life support. Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin recently called such sessions a "death panel" that would decide whether elderly people receive medical care, an assertion Linder said was "a little over the top." But such rhetoric can be effective, he said. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Palin stands by 'death panel' claim Aug 18, 2009
The conversations between doctor and patient would include living wills, making a close relative or a trusted friend your health care proxy, learning about hospice as an option for the terminally ill, and information about pain medications for people suffering chronic discomfort. The sessions would be covered every five years, more frequently if someone is gravely ill. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
Our views: Respectful debate Aug 18, 2009
The provision actually says Medicare would cover optional advance planning counseling sessions for seniors, such as about living wills, and has been championed by U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson of Georgia, a pro-life conservative Republican. (Florida Today)
Power of Palin Aug 18, 2009
She when she was governor of Alaska, she came out for the idea of talking to people about living wills, of the government having paying people back for their living wills. She came out and said that was a good idea and talking to people about end-of-life care in advance was a good idea, at some health care day or something in Alaska. (Fox News)
Liberals are warned a health-care deal may be cut Aug 17, 2009
I was at DeKalb Medical for knee surgery this week and they provided me with the information on living wills and the web site address to pull down documents that provide for a Durable Power of Attorney. Go to and see for yourselves. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
LETTER: Look at a list of what Palin doesn't have Aug 17, 2009
Cognitus wrote on Aug 15, 2009 5:06 PM:" ONE THING Sarah Palin DOES HAVE ON HER RECORD -- and she's so stupid and such a hypocrite she's not embarrassed about it -- is PRAISE for the living wills and "advanced directives" such as she now attacks as "death panels". In 2008, before she was a candidate, she declared "Health Care Decisions Day" to be observed on April 16, 2008. She urged everyone to prepare living wills, end-of-life advanced directives, etc. On comments to Bailey Young's letter I... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Read Chris Wallace's interview Aug 17, 2009
ROHACK: Meaning living wills ... living wills, do not resuscitate. (Fox News)
Winners and losers Aug 17, 2009
It was about paying doctors to have VOLUNTARY counseling sessions with patients so patients would have the tools they needed to make decisions on living wills, healthcare proxies and hospice services. It was the government s effort to help people make informed decisions about how they wanted to be medically treated in the event they were no longer able to make their wishes known, which is in direct opposition to how Palin and others have spun it. (Paragould Daily Press, AR)
Oregon lawmaker slams Palin on 'death panel' comment Aug 17, 2009
Topics include living wills, designating a close relative or a trusted friend as a health care proxy and information about pain medications for chronic discomfort. The measure would block funds for counseling that presents suicide or assisted suicide as an option, Blumenauer said, calling references to death panels or euthanasia mind-numbing. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Senators dump end-of-life provision from bill Aug 17, 2009
The conversations between doctor and patient would include living wills, making a close relative or a trusted friend your health care proxy, learning about hospice as an option for the terminally ill, and information about pain medications for people suffering chronic discomfort ... Topics include living wills, designating a close relative or a trusted friend as a health care proxy and information about pain medications for chronic discomfort. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Health Care Reform Gets Personal For Obama Aug 17, 2009
Mr. Obama has explained that the provision that has caused the uproar would only authorize Medicare to pay doctors for counseling patients about end-of-life care, living wills, hospice care and other issues, if the patient wants it ... The original idea of paying doctors for help with planning living wills, etc. (CBS News)
