April 16th is National Healthcare Decision Day. The nationwide initiative encourages families to have the sometimes-difficult conversations that deal with a person's medical care if they cannot advocate for themselves. Advanced Care Planning (ACP) allows a caregiver to make healthcare decisions based on a patient's desires rather than guessing their wishes.

There is a good reason that insurance companies, including Medicaid, and Medicare cover the total cost of annual wellness visits – they consider them essential to overall healthcare.