Medical Care

Knowing how to ask for what you need

Palliative care is not hospice care, though hospice care uses a palliative approach. Best medical outcomes include palliative care with curative treatments which continues when curative treatments are no longer effective. Hospice called earlier is proven to increase the quality of life.

Medical Care Links

Australia Medicare

https://www.humanservices.gov.au/

Canadian Care giving Benefits

https://www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/ei/caregiving.html

Medicare Hospice Criteria

https://www.medicare.gov/coverage/hospice-care

National Health Service UK

https://www.nhs.uk

National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization

https://www.nhpco.org/

Medicare Hospital Comparison

medicare.gov/hospitalcompare

New Zealand Carers

http://carers.net.nz/

Article on What to Expect From Hospice Care

https://www.considerable.com/life/caregiving/how-does-hospice-work/

NPR Article on Extending Life

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/01/30/512426568/doctor-considers-the-pitfalls-of-extending-life-and-prolonging-death

Article on Oscar Winning Documentary, End Game

https://www.nextavenue.org/end-game-documentary-end-of-life-decisions/

Article on Palliative Care

https://www.mhealth.org/blog/2019/june-2019/not-just-for-end-of-life-palliative-care-helped-lucy-cancer-surgery

Palliative Care to Rural Residents

https://hospicenews.com/2019/11/21/hospices-palliative-providers-innovate-to-better-serve-rural-patients/

NPR on Choices at the End of Life

https://www.npr.org/2019/11/13/778933239/the-ventilator-life-death-and-the-choices-we-make-at-the-end

BJ Miller link to NPR Fresh Air

https://www.thectac.org/2019/12/c-tac-board-member-bj-miller-md-featured-on-nprs-fresh-air/

Mesothelioma Support.

asbestos.com/support/mesothelioma-grief-guide/

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