title: Health care policy issues in end-of-life care.
authors.affiliation: Veterans Administration Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California 90073, USA. karl.lorenz@med.va.gov
authors.forename: Karl A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Lorenz
authors.forename: Lisa R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Shugarman
authors.forename: Joanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lynn
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D003704:Dementia; D019468:Disease Management; D018450:Disease Progression; D006291:Health Policy; D006302:Health Services Research; D017051:Hospice Care / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008484:Medicaid / Q000191:economics; D006278:Medicare / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011050:Policy Making; D011379:Prognosis; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States