daup h i n cm s .org .org Features Advanced Care Planning By CAROLYN NEWSOM, PH.D., ESQ., AND MARION MASS, M.D. T he number of adults in Pennsylvania with Advance Directives (AD) is low, despite clear benefits of planning ahead. Physicians can choose the intensity of their involvement in the process of their patients achieving an AD. This article will describe the current situation, provide a series of stories to illustrate why Advance Care Planning (ACP) is important, describe how physicians can be paid for engaging in ACP conversations with patients, and how to help patients make choices of the medical care they want and name the agent to make those decisions if they are unable to do so. 16 Spring 2018 Central PA Medicinehttp://www.dauphincms.org