Medicare cost at end of life
I Duncan, T Ahmed, H Dove… - American Journal of …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
As the Medicare program struggles to control expenditures, there is increased focus on
opportunities to manage patient populations more efficiently and at a lower cost. A major …
opportunities to manage patient populations more efficiently and at a lower cost. A major …
[HTML][HTML] Medicare cost in matched hospice and non-hospice cohorts
Hospice care is perceived as enhancing life quality for patients with advanced, incurable
illness, but cost comparisons to non-hospice patients are difficult to make. The very large …
illness, but cost comparisons to non-hospice patients are difficult to make. The very large …
Medicare beneficiaries' costs of care in the last year of life
C Hogan, J Lunney, J Gabel, J Lynn - Health affairs, 2001 - healthaffairs.org
This paper profiles Medicare beneficiaries' costs for care in the last year of life. About one-
quarter of Medicare outlays are for the last year of life, unchanged from twenty years ago …
quarter of Medicare outlays are for the last year of life, unchanged from twenty years ago …
[PDF][PDF] Medical care at the end of life: diseases, treatment patterns, and costs
AM Garber, T MaCurdy, M McClellan - Frontiers in Health Policy Research …, 1999 - nber.org
In recent years, the use of Medicare-covered home health care and hospice services has
grown dramatically. Hospice care, like much home health and nonacute hospital care, is …
grown dramatically. Hospice care, like much home health and nonacute hospital care, is …
What length of hospice use maximizes reduction in medical expenditures near death in the US Medicare program?
Hospices have been expected to reduce health expenditures since their addition to the US
Medicare benefit package in the early-1980s, but the literature on their ability to do so is …
Medicare benefit package in the early-1980s, but the literature on their ability to do so is …
Trends in Medicare payments in the last year of life
JD Lubitz, GF Riley - New England journal of medicine, 1993 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Increased attention is being paid to the amount and types of medical services
rendered in the period before death. There is a popular impression that a greater share of …
rendered in the period before death. There is a popular impression that a greater share of …
Medical expenditures during the last year of life: findings from the 1992–1996 Medicare current beneficiary survey
Objective. To compare medical expenditures for the elderly (65 years old) over the last year
of life with those for nonterminal years. Data Source. From the 1992–1996 Medicare Current …
of life with those for nonterminal years. Data Source. From the 1992–1996 Medicare Current …
Survival of Medicare patients after enrollment in hospice programs
NA Christakis, JJ Escarce - New England Journal of Medicine, 1996 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Each year more than 220,000 Medicare beneficiaries receive care from hospice
programs designed to enhance the quality of the end of life. Enrollment requires certification …
programs designed to enhance the quality of the end of life. Enrollment requires certification …
Dying poor in the US—Disparities in end-of-life care
MW Wachterman, BD Sommers - Jama, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Thecoronavirusdisease2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has focused attention on stark
disparities in the US, with higher rates of infections and deaths among lower-income …
disparities in the US, with higher rates of infections and deaths among lower-income …
Hospice enrollment saves money for Medicare and improves care quality across a number of different lengths-of-stay
AS Kelley, P Deb, Q Du, MD Aldridge Carlson… - Health …, 2013 - healthaffairs.org
Despite its demonstrated potential to both improve quality of care and lower costs, the
Medicare hospice benefit has been seen as producing savings only for patients enrolled 53 …
Medicare hospice benefit has been seen as producing savings only for patients enrolled 53 …
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