The article was written by Amy Berman, a registered nurse and senior program officer at the John A. Hartford Foundation.

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Before joining the Department of Defense, he worked at the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs as Senior Program Officer for Asia and the Former Soviet Union (1996-1997), and as Program Officer for Asia (1993-1996).

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"There is so much fear about having these discussions, when for most people the problems are going to happen when they haven't had these discussions, " says Amy Berman, a senior program officer for the John A. Hartford Foundation, which focuses on improving health care for older Americans.

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