Revised Care Planning Act Introduced in the Senate

Senators Mark Warner (D-VA) and Johnny Isakson (R-GA) introduced the Care Planning Act of 2013 (S. 1439) on August 1, 2013.   This proposal is one of several bipartisan bills relating to end-of-life care and hospice care introduced during this Congressional session. S. 1439 creates a Medicare and Medicaid benefit that would pay for certain individuals…