Definition of Advance Directive (Health Care)

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Advance Directive (Health Care)

The term 'Advance Directive (Health Care) ' as it applies to the area of Medicare in the United States can be defined as ' Written ahead of time, a health care advance directive is a written document that says how you want medical decisions to be made if you lose the ability to make decisions for yourself. A health care advance directive may include a Living Will and a Durable Power of Attorney for health care'.

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