Once again the administration is trying to push through by fiat — with a few new twists — what Congress and the American public have already rejected.

Not only is the government offering an incentive to physicians (and presumably the hospitals and clinics and nursing homes  that hire them) to have “end-of-life” conversations with their sickest patients, but there is question as to which other “qualified professionals” might be be paid to introduce end-of-life discussions to patients. Continue reading →