Decision-Making Articles & Resources

University of Vermont Medical Center: Advance Directive Information

The Conversation Project

Prepare for Your Care

American Bar Association: Health Care Decision-Making

American Bar Association: Giving Someone a Power of Attorney For Your Health Care Guide

Speak Sooner

Start the Conversation

End-of-Life Care Conversations: Medicare Reimbursement FAQs

Going Your Way: An End-of-Life Guide from Consumer Reports

'I Need to Know I Tried'

May 10, 2021: The New York Times

National Healthcare Decision Day - Why me?

April 14, 2021: Brattleboro Reformer (Op-Ed)

Podcast Highlights Innovations for Advance Care Planning

August 31, 2020: End of Life University

Covid-19 Underscores Racial Disparity in Advance Directives

May 26, 2020: The Hastings Center

COVID Tells Us to Have "The Conversation" Now

May 5, 2020: KevinMD

When Parents With Dementia Don't Realize They Need Help

August 15, 2019: HealthCentral

A Matter of Heart: A Father’s Reflections on Advance Care Planning

June 10, 2019: The Conversation Project

Giving Patients a Voice in Their Mental Health Care Before They're Too Ill to Have a Say

December 3, 2018: The New York Times

When the unexpected happens, what’s your plan?

April 16, 2018: VT Digger

Advocates Encourage Vermonters to Complete Advance Directives

April 11, 2018: Seven Days

'Aggressive' New Advance Directive Would Let Dementia Patients Refuse Food

March 30, 2018: Kaiser Health News

Many Avoid End-Of-Life Care Planning, Study Finds

August 2, 2017: NPR

Advance Care Planning: What Happens If You Can’t Speak for Yourself?

April 14, 2017: University of Vermont Medical Center Blog

One Day Your Mind May Fade. At Least You’ll Have a Plan.

January 19, 2017: The New York Times

Zen and the Art of Dying Well

August 14, 2015: The New York Times

New guidelines may encourage more talks about end-of-life care

July 27, 2015: The Boston Globe

The Right Paperwork for Your End-of-Life Wishes

April 29, 2015: The New York Times

Teenagers Face Early Death, on Their Terms

March 28, 2015: The New York Times

Learning to Say No to Dialysis

March 27, 2015: The New York Times

If I End Up On Life Support, My Family Knows The Type Of Long, Protracted Legal Battle I Would Want

February 25, 2015: The Onion

Complexities of Choosing an End Game for Dementia

January 19, 2015: The New York Times

Hoping for a Good Death

December 1, 2014: The New York Times

Dr. Atul Gawande talks on advance care planning and his new book, Being Mortal

October 6, 2014: Comedy Central

Death Beds: Living Wills Slowly Take Root

September 10, 2014: WNYC News

Encouraging End-of-Life Talks

September 4, 2014: The New York Times

Coverage for End-of-Life Talks Gaining Ground

August 30, 2014: The New York Times

The Town Where Everyone Talks About Death

March 5, 2014: National Public Radio

The Ultimate End-of-Life Plan

September 6, 2013: The Wall Street Journal

A Life-or-Death Situation

July 17, 2013: The New York Times

How Not to Die

April 24, 2013: The Atlantic

Afraid to Speak Up to Medical Power

February 14, 2013: The New York Times

The facts on end-of-life care programs

October 23, 2012: The Journal Sentinel

Mapping Your End-of-Life Choices

June 18, 2012: The New York Times

Care by Consensus

March 21, 2012: NY Times

Die the Way You Want To: Taking charge of your last days eases everyone's burden

January 2012: Harvard Business Review

Geriatric Doctor Doesn't Shy from Tough Talk

November 27, 2011: Los Angeles Times

Informed Patient: Advance Directives Cut Unwanted Hospitalizations

October 24, 2011: Wall Street Journal

Surgery Rate Late in Life Surprises Researchers

October 5, 2011: NY Times

Can Cancer Ever Be Ignored?

October 5, 2011: NY Times

Deciding to Die, Then Shown the Door

August 24, 2011: NY Times

Law on End-of-Life Care Rankles Doctors

June 6, 2011: NY Times

U.S. Alters Rule on Paying for End-of-Life Planning

Jan 5, 2011: NY Times

'Death panels' alive - and that's good news for all of us

Dec 29, 2010: MSNBC

Why End-of-Life Planning is Smart, Necessary

Dec 28, 2010: CNN

Obama Returns to End-of-Life Plan That Caused Stir

Dec 25, 2010: NY Times