title: Medicare Coverage For Advance Care Planning: Just The First Step.
abstract: What will it take for health care providers to begin talking about end-of-life care with their patients?
authors.affiliation: David Tuller (davetuller@berkeley.edu) is a lecturer at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health and Graduate School of Journalism, and academic coordinator of the university's joint master's program in public health and journalism.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tuller
mesh_terms: D032722:Advance Care Planning / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics*; D020380:Needs Assessment; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States
keywords: Medicare; advance care planning; end-of-life care