Have you picked someone to make medical decisions for you if you can’t make them for yourself? Health care advocates say if you haven’t, you should. A recent study found two thirds of Americans have ...

Q: Before my husband passed last year, he and I spoke frequently about our health care wishes and decisions. Now that he is gone, I’m worried about who will help me with those decisions if I should ...

What is a Health Care Proxy? Below is the definition from www.medicinenet.com: Health care proxy: An advance medical directive in the form of a legal document that designates another person (a proxy) ...

Q: My son turned 18 this year and is now living away at college. I’m concerned his doctors will not provide me access to his medical information — that, I will not be able to help him if he gets sick ...

Have you picked someone to make medical decisions for you if you can’t make them for yourself? Health care advocates say if you haven’t, you should. A recent study found two thirds of Americans have ...

A healthcare proxy is a document that gives someone the power to make healthcare decisions for a person who cannot do so. People may also refer to it as a durable power of attorney for healthcare. On ...

If you have a child over 18, have they appointed a health care proxy? Should it be you? Shawnee Baker hopes you consider this: In 2018, her 19-year-old daughter Baylie Grogan was a conscientious ...