… related to end-of-life care, we present a comprehensive picture of the epidemiology and
care patterns of people in the last stage of life. We identify three key trends in end-of-life care: …

… Ninety‐nine percent of participants agreed that it is important to have end‐of‐life … Ninety‐five
percent of participants reported that they supported a new Medicare fee‐for‐service benefit …

… This study analyzed 2008 data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services contained
within a large managed care organization’s database. There were 53 219 beneficiaries; …

… if their Medicare entitlement was on the basis of disability or end-stage renal disease (5.2%),
if the dates of diagnosis or death differed by more than 2 months in the SEER and Medicare …

… life (range 0–10) and estimated costs of care received in the week before death. Because
patient end-of-life … regarding heroic end-of-life measures (everything possible to remain alive). …

… at the end of life differs between the United States and Canada. Medicare coverage includes
a … by their physician as being terminally ill with a life expectancy of 6 months or less. Under …

… , and IMV at the end of life. In this study of Medicare beneficiaries with dementia, cognitive
decline… lower rates of hospitalization and IMV at the end of life compared to those in TM. Future …

… life expectancy of six months or less. By electing to receive hospice care, the beneficiary
waives all rights to Medicare … the characteristics of Medicare patients whose life expectancy had …

… concern of aggressiveness of cancer care near the end-of-life (EOL) in the United States…
Medicare program. Methods: Using the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results–Medicare …

… The cost of health care at the end of life is also substantial. More than one-quarter of
Medicare spending occurs in the last year of life, a figure that has remained stable for several …