Bipartisan bill would pay seniors $75 to write a living will

Published July 11, 2017 12:00pm ET



A bipartisan bill set to be introduced on Tuesday would pay seniors $75 to put together a living will that lays out a patient’s wishes on medical treatment to doctors and family members should they become incapacitated.

The bill, provided exclusively to the Washington Examiner, is aimed at getting seniors to talk with family members about how to deal with end-of-life issues, according to a Senate aide familiar with the bill. The problem today is that many family members don’t talk about these issues until it’s too late.

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