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End-of-life planning at bottom of Americans’ to-do list

Americans are pretty good at sidestepping the whole issue of end-of-life care, despite the fact that their comfort or survival could depend on it.

By Marlene Y. Satter | Updated on August 01, 2017
Only about a third of U.S. adults have taken the time to set up advance directives such as living wills and health care proxies or powers of attorney. Photo: Getty Images

Of course it’s not easy to think about how our lives might end — much less talk about it. But Americans are pretty good at sidestepping the whole issue of end-of-life care, despite the fact that their comfort — or survival — could depend on it. 

But according to a new report from Kaiser Health News, only about a third of U.S. adults have taken the time to set up advance directives such as living wills and health care proxies or powers of attorney. 

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