Have you picked someone to make medical decisions for you if you can’t make them for yourself? Health care advocates say if you haven’t, you should. A recent study found two thirds of Americans have ...

Have you picked someone to make medical decisions for you if you can’t make them for yourself? Health care advocates say if you haven’t, you should. A recent study found two thirds of Americans have ...

What is a Health Care Proxy? Below is the definition from www.medicinenet.com: Health care proxy: An advance medical directive in the form of a legal document that designates another person (a proxy) ...

Q: Is it necessary for parents to have a health care proxy for college students, or for any child when he or she turns 18? A: It’s a good idea, says Melissa Negrin-Wiener, a law partner at the ...

Q: My son turned 18 this year and is now living away at college. I’m concerned his doctors will not provide me access to his medical information — that, I will not be able to help him if he gets sick ...

Health care advocate AnnMarie McIlwain says your health proxy may have to make difficult choices on your behalf, like how much medical treatment you should get if you’re already terminally ill. So, ...