Health Care Decisions

Three days after enacting a Medicare regulation that would have reimbursed doctors . . .

State laws governing "advance directives" erect many barriers that make it difficult or impossible for individuals . . .

As we grow older, new challenges emerge. Employing an engaging and often humorous tone, a law professor and an elder law attorney offer practical advice for navigating these challenges.

The critically acclaimed film, starring Paul Giamatti, highlights the rights of the elderly and several of the legal issues involved in elder law . . .

Pennsylvania prosecutors have charged a 78-year-old dementia patient with assault and are weighing murder charges . . .

A free medical decision-making guide helps people identify what is important to them and communicate that information to health care agents and others.