Medicare Advance Planning (MAP) for Care ACT

Continuing decades-long efforts to improve advance care planning, two U.S. Senators have introduced the Medicare Advance Planning Act (MAP Act). Among other things, it provides that: 

• Medicare enrollment applications will begin including a link to an internet website with resources to assist in completing an advance directive.
• Electronic advance directives would be created through and maintained by outside organizations accredited by CMS, and could be modified or cancelled at any time by the beneficiary.
• An advance directive would include any electronically stored statement that outlines the kind of treatment and care a beneficiary wants or does not want under certain conditions, and can include identification of a health care proxy.
• Medical providers and health care proxies would have real-time, digital access to beneficiaries' advance directives.

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