This resource can help you talk about what matters to you and have a say in your health care. It can also be shared with others ahead of time.
Resources
Available in: Español
This guide discusses how to start talking with a child who is living with a serious illness about the health care that is right for them.
This guide helps you prepare how to talk about the care that is right for you or someone you care for.
This guide explains to a person what it means to be an advocate for someone you care about, as their proxy — and help them have a say in their health care.
This guide explains how to choose an advocate who could speak for you — and help you have a say in your health care.
The What Matters to Me workbook is designed to help people with a serious illness get ready to talk to their health care team (doctor, nurse, social worker, etc.) about what is most important to them
Explanation of Quality Star Rating for Medicare Advantage and Part D
National Institutes of Aging downloadable PDF on Preparing for a Visit with the Doctor
Downladable PDF from The Conversation Project
This fact sheet explains shared decision making.
Fact sheet explains differences between palliative care and hospice.
Hablando Con el Medico Sobre Su Hijo: Cuando Su Nino Tiene Una Enfermedad Seria – Talking to Your Child’s Doctor: When Your Child Has a Serious Illness in Spanish/English