The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently sent a report to Congress on advance care planning and advance directives. (Although dated August 2008, it was just received by Congress and posted on the HHS website.)
The report focuses on “the best ways to promote the use of advance directives and advance care planning among competent adults as a way to specify their wishes about end-of-life care.” It includes a literature review and analyses of key ethical and legal issues.
