When advance directives are not honored, and how to get data on medical prices

Monday, June 13, 2011 - 05:30 in Health & Medicine

When I checked into a surgical center recently for a procedure that required general anesthesia, I presented my advance healthcare directive. But as I read over the consent form for the surgery, I noticed one of the provisions advised me that the surgical center had chosen "not to honor" these directives.

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