Using the provision of Obamacare that provides for a free physical exam for Medicare beneficiaries each year (wellness visits), Medicare has approved a new rule to go into effect on January 1, 2011, that will permit Medicare to pay the tab for doctors advising their patients on end-of life treatment options.

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German doctors earlier said Mr Talabani's condition had improved sufficiently to permit travel.

BBC: President Jalal Talabani in 2007