Medicare’s end-of-life counseling policy may find acceptance

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FILE- In this Feb. 4, 2014, file phot, Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore. questions Michael Botticelli, deputy director, Office of National Drug Control Policy, during a subcommittee hearing on Capital Hill in Washington. Six years ago, a proposal for Medicare to cover end-of-life counseling touched off a political uproar that threatened to stall President Barack Obama’s health care law in Congress. On Wednesday, July 8, 2015, when Medicare finally announced it will make the change, reaction was muted. The Oregon Democrat was the original sponsor of the idea. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — Six years ago, a proposal for Medicare to cover end-of-life counseling touched off a political uproar that threatened to stall President Barack Obama's health care law in Congress. Wednesday, when Medicare finally announced it will make the change, reaction was muted.

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