Everyone (young and old, but especially older people) should have advance planning directives, and durable power of attorney for healthcare decisions. Medicare has taken a big step in promoting this. See my Huffington Post article to learn more about how this relates to you at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cary-a-presant-md/compassion-and-empathy-at_b_7815236.html
In my book Surviving American Medicine and in this blog, I offer a plethora of health tips and advice. The positions I take are my own – not influenced by an organization or elected body. I may come of as negative or a curmudgeon, but that is for a purpose. In the following paragraphs, I’ll explain where I stand regarding the current state of American medicine.
First, I should let…