NH Doesn't Make Grade on Care for Dying

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By Mark Bevis on Tuesday, November 19, 2002.
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It's not the rosiest of predictions, but it's inevitable.

We're all going to die.

The question is, how well are we going to die?

What care will we receive in our last days, or last hours?

A national organization has compiled data on how well states care for the dying.

It's the nation's first state-by-state report card on the subject.

Andy Burness is with Last Acts, a coalition of health care groups and medical associations.

He spoke with NHPR's Mark Bevis.

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