HIPAA

Though in the minds of many people estate planning is a financial matter, there is a health care component to the process as well. The dialogue that we heard around the time that the health care reform bill was being voted on shed some light on the legal intricacies surrounding incapacitation and medical decisions. The way to protect yourself legally should you reach the point where you cannot make your own medical decisions is to include a durable medical power of attorney in your estate plan. … [Read more...] about The HIPAA & Advance Directives