As we head into the Great Wealth Transfer of $68 trillion being transitioned from older generations to younger generations, financial advisors have an opportunity to bridge generational gaps and ...

States generally allow a person (principal) to appoint another person (agent) to make health care decisions, receive protected health information, or both on the principal’s behalf. In many states, ...

People have a right to make their own health care decisions. Advance Directives for Health Care (ADHC) can help people communicate their treatment choices if there comes a time when they can’t tell ...

An advance directive is a way to tell your loved ones and doctors your wishes if something happens and you can’t speak for yourself. A directive can include the type and extent of your medical care.

Knowing a loved one’s wishes before a medical emergency can turn impossible decisions into acts of care.

When you have small-cell lung cancer that’s spread, treatment may still help control the cancer, ease the symptoms, or give you more time. But it’s also important to think through health care ...

One of the lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic is that people may be faced with a serious illness or a medical emergency that required vital decisions about their medical care, and sometimes ...

A reader helpfully points out that the Minnesota Health Department link we provided in Sunday's article by Jennifer Imsande isn't the easiest way to find health-care directive forms on the Web. Indeed ...

An advance directive is a legally binding document regulated by state laws. Advance directives are subject to The Patient Self-Determination Act (PSDA), 1990, a federal law that encourages individuals ...

An advance healthcare directive is a type of legal document that allows you to state your wishes regarding future medical care. You can appoint someone – often a trusted friend or family member – to ...

The Alachua County Commission and Gainesville City Commission have demonstrated their support for advance care planning by proclaiming April 2022 as National Healthcare Decisions Month. The ...