1993
DOI: 10.1056/nejm199304153281506
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Trends in Medicare Payments in the Last Year of Life

Abstract: 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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“…Therefore, Figure 2 replicates two well-known properties of the cost of dying. First, they are large compared to any age effects, and second, they are decreasing beyond the age of 60 at the latest (Lubitz and Riley, 1993, Felder et al, 2000, Schellhorn et al, 2000, Chernichowski and Markowitz, 2004.…”
Section: Explaining Health Care Expenditure With Expected Time To Deathmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Therefore, Figure 2 replicates two well-known properties of the cost of dying. First, they are large compared to any age effects, and second, they are decreasing beyond the age of 60 at the latest (Lubitz and Riley, 1993, Felder et al, 2000, Schellhorn et al, 2000, Chernichowski and Markowitz, 2004.…”
Section: Explaining Health Care Expenditure With Expected Time To Deathmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, in some studies it is concluded that ageing will have only a moderate effect on health care costs (4 -6). An important issue here is that health care costs are not just a function of a person's age per se, but also of proximity to death, since costs tend to rise exponentially as time to death declines (7). Part of the age-related increase in health care costs may therefore be explained by the high ''cost of dying'' (4).…”
mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Dans les années 1990, il a été mis en évidence que les dépenses de santé d'un individu sont multipliées par quatre dans les douze mois précédant son décès, et ce, quel que soit l'âge auquel ce dernier survient [11]. L'hypothèse qui a alors été émise est que ce n'est pas l'âge en soi qui explique les dépenses de santé mais plutôt le temps restant à vivre.…”
Section: La Proximité De La Mort Comme Meilleur Prédicteur Des Dépensunclassified
“…Du fait de son accélération, le vieillissement démographique contribuera davantage à la hausse des dépenses dans les décennies à venir que par le passé 11 . Il devrait pourtant rester un facteur secondaire au regard des évolutions épidémiologiques, de la dynamique des innovations médicales, des changements dans le coût des personnels sanitaires ou encore de l'augmentation de la consommation de soins avec l'enrichissement des populations [26].…”
Section: L'importance Des Choix Collectifs Et De La Décision Politiqueunclassified