Out-of-pocket spending in the last five years of life

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 304-309

  Kelley, Amy S ^a   McGarry, Kathleen ^b   Fahle, Sean ^b   Marshall, Samuel M ^c   Du, Qingling ^a   Skinner, Jonathan S ^c,d  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory   (United States)

^d DARTMOUTH INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH POLICY AND CLINICAL PRACTICE   (United States)

Author keywords

end of life; healthcare expenses; Medicare; out of pocket spending

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; COST CONTROL; DEATH; DEMENTIA; DIABETES MELLITUS; FALLING; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDICAID; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICARE; MEMORY DISORDER; NEOPLASM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL;

AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MEDICARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84873428072     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-012-2199-x     Document Type: Article

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