Trends in Medicare Payments in the Last Year of Life

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Gerald F. Riley · Sprint (United States)

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The same forces that have acted to increase overall Medicare expenditures have affected care for both decedents and survivors. There is no evidence that persons in the last year of life account for a larger share of Medicare expenditures than in earlier years.

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Healthcare Policy and Management Global Health Care Issues Health disparities and outcomes

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Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 328, Issue 15, pp. 1092-1096

DOI: 10.1056/nejm199304153281506

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Trends in Medicare Payments in the Last Year of Life

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