In our February 14, 2025 blog post, we detailed a proposed expansion of Article 45-A of New York’s Public Health Law ...

Appointment of a health care agent Durable power of attorney for health care Health care proxy You don’t need a lawyer to create this. You can get them online, from your local or state ...

As the National Institute on Aging (NIA) explains, a healthcare proxy is a legal document people use for advance care planning ... medical payments or change health insurance plans.

A medical power of attorney is a kind of power of attorney (POA) that legally authorizes a person (friend, family member or ...

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 ...

health care providers will often ask if patients have a health directive. If it turns out during that conversation that a patient doesn’t have anybody listed as their proxy in a worst-case scenario, ...

Patients are still held accountable for any out-of-pocket costs before they know what their insurer will cover without the protection of the new law, giving health care providers the ability to ...