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Furthermore, a study has found that a much higher percentage of adults would donate, if they were personally faced with the decision, than the percentage when the decision is made by the next of kin or the family.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A requirement for physicians to accept Medicare reimbursement as payment in full for their services; they would not be allowed to bill the patient for any difference between their fees and the amount that Medicare will pay.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A requirement that requires competent adults to make prospective choices as to what should be done under specified circumstances. This procedure has been suggested with regard to organ donation, since it has been found that most adults have not really considered whether or not they want to make their organs available for donation. 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