By Kimberly Gale and Palak Mahajan ( June 26, 2024, 11:40 AM EDT) -- As we discussed in the first article in this two-part series, thousands of patients every year wait in hospitals for another level of care and are designated as alternate level of care (ALC) patients. A substantial number of these people do not have the capacity to make decisions about their health care and, therefore, rely upon a substitute decision-maker to do so. Bill 7, the More Beds, Better Care Act, 2022, S.O. 2022, c. 16, adversely impacts these already vulnerable members....