End-of-Life Decisions

Feb 15, 2012 at 9:00 AM

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A large majority of Californians say they would prefer a natural death, at home, and at little expense to their families. But a new survey by the California HealthCare Foundation indicates that more often than not, they don't get their wish.

More: Read Lisa Krieger's piece "The Cost of Dying" - at MercuryNews.com
More: Read more on the survey from the California HealthCare Foundation - at CHCF.org
More: Disparity Between Preferences and Actions in End-of-Life Care - from KQED's State of Health blog

Guests:

Lisa Krieger, reporter for the San Jose Mercury News and author of a personal story about her experience as her father died

Alexander Smith, assistant professor of medicine at UCSF's Division of Gerontology

Kate O'Malley, senior program officer with the California HealthCare Foundation

Dr. Charles Garfield, founder of Shanti and clinical professor of psychology at UCSF and a visiting scholar at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley.

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