Medicare wise to aid end-of-life planning

The world of health-care continues to roil, shift and change with the coming of age of the Affordable Care Act. Another major change is coming down the road, giving doctors who care for the elderly the option to offer end-of-life planning sessions and to be reimbursed by Medicare for that work.

We think this is the right approach. As our health-care reporter, Steve Lynn, notes in his coverage of the issue this week, Medicaid, the free health insurance program for the poor, and private insurers already reimburse for this kind of consultation. But Medicare, which covers more…