Wonkbook: The sobering thing doctors do when they die

By Carolyn Y. Johnson In "How Doctors Die," a powerful essay that went viral in 2011, a physician described how his colleagues meet the end: They go gently. At the end of life, they avoid the mistakes — the intensive, invasive, last-ditch, expensive and ultimately futile procedures that many Americans endure until their very last breath. "Of course, doctors don't …   The latest economic and domestic policy from Wonkblog   (/Jeff Roberson/Associated Press) By Carolyn Y. Johnson In "How Doctors Die," a powerful essay that went viral in 2011, a physician described how his colleagues meet the end: They go gently. At the end of life, they avoid the mistakes — the intensive, invasive, last-ditch, expensive and ultimately futile procedures that many Americans endure until their very last breath. "Of course, doctors don't want to die; they want to live. But they know enough about modern medicine to know its limits," Ken Murray wrote. A new study reveals a sobering truth: Doctors die just like the rest of us. Read the rest on Wonkblog.   Chart of the day Uninsured patients never really manage to pay off their hospital bills, new research shows. Jeff Guo has more. Top policy tweets "The rate of rent increases in major cities is slowing down, probably in no small part due to rapid development https://t.co/BfQoofyJQl" -- @resnikoff "Small towns, giant drinking water problem https://t.co/F5KHz8KB1F" -- @julia_lurie "Yellen sounds very skeptical of the idea that Apr/May payrolls signal a real slowdown. I like it when she sticks to her guns." -- @IanShepherdson ADVERTISEMENT   Most Recent Posts from Wonkblog Federal Reserve Chair Yellen calls weak jobs numbers “concerning” but says overall economy is healthy Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen painted an optimistic picture of the health of the U.S. economy on Monday, but she noted worries about slowing job creation and seemed to suggest that interest rates would not rise until the labor market shows more signs of life. By Ylan Q. Mui and Jim Tankersley  •  Read more »   Two new studies find racial anxiety is the biggest driver of support for Trump Economic worries may play a smaller role than previously thought. By Christopher Ingraham  •  Read more »   Few people realize this big risk when they go to the hospital There's a huge problem with American health insurance By Jeff Guo  •  Read more »   5 ways Hillary Clinton and Paul Ryan could make a deal Paradoxically, he might have a better chance advancing his agenda with Hillary Clinton in the White House than with Donald Trump. By Max Ehrenfreund  •  Read more »   The sobering thing doctors do when they die Doctors do the opposite of what they say want to do when they die By Carolyn Y. Johnson  •  Read more »   Watch Muhammad Ali dodge a ridiculous number of punches in 10 seconds A 10-second clip shows what "Float like a butterfly" really meant By Ana Swanson  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Recommended for you   Federal Insider Federal news and policy update, in your inbox daily. Sign Up »         Share Wonkbook:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for a Wonkblog newsletter. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2016 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071