This article resonated with me having been down this road. Some states have physician assisted euthanasia, some do not. Vermont and Oregon are the only two states that accept out-of-staters. Our problem was my wife was not in good enough health to make the journey. As a matter of fact, geography began to figure more and more into ALL her health care decisions. The further the doctors and hospitals were from our house, the less probable it became for me to be able to get her there.

I am grateful she was able to pass away out our home and not in the hospital. I regret not calling hospice nurses in earlier though.....however, the medicare rules regarding hospice are eye opening.

If the patient has to go to the ER for any reason, medicare revokes their hospice status. the patient has to re apply. I figure if a patient does this more than twice, medicare will permanently revoke hospice status for a patient.

the message is clear; once you go on hospice, don't think about taking ANY life saving or life prolonging actions.....medicare wants you off THEIR books ASAP. And that can only happen one way; your death.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/ng-interactive/2026/jun/01/home-hospice-cost?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us