In defiance of death : exposing the real costs of end-of-life care /
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Westport, Conn. :
Praeger,
c2008.
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Table of Contents:
- Dying in America today
- Roots of the problem: the Patient Self-Determination Act, advance directives, and the Americans with Disabilities Act
- Why we need appropriate care committees
- The three most typical end-of-life populations
- Hospitals, escalating costs, and end-of-life care
- Nursing homes
- Palliative care and hospice
- A big step in the right direction: the VA transforms end-of-life care.