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Re-Examining End-Of-Life Care

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A recent report finds that a growing number of elderly patients outlive their hospice stay, costing Medicare millions, and raising questions about how we look at end of life care. Some say these conversations should start long before a terminal diagnosis. That they say will end up helping them live more comfortably in their final days, all while reducing the bottom line.

  • Patrick Clary – doctor at the New Hampshire Palliative Care Service in Portsmouth
  • John Loughnane – medical director at Commonwealth Community Care in Boston

CALLOUT:

  • Peter Whoriskey – Washington Post reporter who co-wrote a December article on hospice abuses

* A Washington Post article from December that raises the issue of for-profit hospice firms.

Laura is well known in New Hampshire for her in-depth coverage of important issues and is widely regarded for her interviews with presidential hopefuls. Laura is a graduate of Keene High School in New Hampshire. Prior to hosting The Exchange, Laura worked in public radio in Washington, D.C. as a local reporter and announcer for WAMU and as a newscaster for NPR. Before her radio career, she was a researcher for USA Today's "Money" section, and a research assistant at the Institute for International Economics. Laura occasionally guest hosts national programs such as The Diane Rehm Show and Here and Now. In 2007 Laura was named New Hampshire Broadcaster of the Year by the New Hampshire Association of Broadcasters.
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