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Your Teen Just Turned 18 – Now What? Create a Young Adult Safety Plan Before They Head to College

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Graduation season is a time of pride, celebration, and transition. As Arizona’s high school seniors prepare to head off to college, trade school, work, or independent life, many families are navigating more than just dorm...more

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Wills, Trusts & Estates: Plain and Simple Advance Directives

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It is important for all adults to have advance directives in place to ensure that your wishes will be carried out if you become incapacitated. There are three basic types of advance directives: a living will, a health care...more

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Three Essential Estate Planning Documents Everyone Needs

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A complete estate plan includes essential documents such as a Health Care Proxy, Living Will, Power of Attorney, and Last Will & Testament, which are vital in protecting your medical, legal, and financial decisions. These...more

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Appellate Court Dismissal on Suit regarding Life-Prolonging Care

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On August 20, 2023, an Indiana Appellate Court dismissed a suit regarding allegedly negligent life-prolonging care rendered to a nonagenarian patient, who could not herself consent. Plaintiff’s complaint alleged that the...more

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Conscience Clauses for Health Care Providers

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There has been a lot of news lately about a person’s right to decline to provide a service to another for reasons of conscience. For example, after the U.S. Supreme Court decision regarding marriage equality, the N.C....more

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AMA To Recommend Physicians Be Paid For End-Of-Life Planning

Brace yourself for a reprise of the death panel debate of 2009. The AMA will soon formally recommend to CMS that physicians be paid—or “reimbursed” in health care-speak—for talking with Medicare patients and their families...more

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New Online End-of-Life Planning Tool Now Available to NC Citizens and Health Care Providers

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A new tool is now available for North Carolina citizens and health care providers that will help everyone understand end-of-life health care planning options and processes available under North Carolina law. The new website...more

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