Background End-of-life spending and healthcare utilization among older adults with COPD
have not been previously described. Methods We examined data on Medicare beneficiaries …

BACKGROUND: Over the last 15 years, substantial advances have been made in the
treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Little information is available …

BACKGROUND: Previous studies have documented similar levels of end-of-life symptom
burden for lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients, yet …

Background We sought to examine health care resource utilization in the last 6 months of life
among patients who died with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) compared …

Objective: Treatment in the hospital setting accounts for the largest portion of healthcare
costs for COPD, but there is little information about components of hospital care that …

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of morbidity
and mortality worldwide. COPD increases health care resource utilization and spending and …

Objectives: Recent reports highlight variation in the burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD) mortality across the United States. This report describes COPD mortality in …

Objectives To estimate the incidence of pneumonia by COPD status and the excess cost of
inpatient primary pneumonia in elders with COPD. Study Design A retrospective …

Expenditure and utilization patterns of aged Medicare beneficiaries with chronic obstructive
respiratory disease (COPD)(n= 42,472) were compared with all Medicare beneficiaries (n …

RATIONALE: Although the economic burden of COPD has gained attention in recent years,
data on the costs of COPD among US Medicare beneficiaries are lacking. METHODS: This …