Out-of-Pocket Spending in the Last Five Years of Life

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND A key objective of the Medicare program is to reduce risk of financial catastrophe due to out-of-pocket healthcare expenditures. Yet little is known about cumulative financial risks arising from out-of-pocket healthcare expenditures faced by older adults, particularly near the en...

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Published in:	Journal of general internal medicine : JGIM Vol. 28; no. 2; pp. 304 - 309
Main Authors:	Kelley, Amy S., McGarry, Kathleen, Fahle, Sean, Marshall, Samuel M., Du, Qingling, Skinner, Jonathan S.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New York Springer-Verlag 01-02-2013 Springer Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Aged Biological and medical sciences Cause of Death Ethics Female General aspects Health care expenditures Health Expenditures - statistics & numerical data Health insurance Health Services for the Aged - economics Humans Internal Medicine Male Marital Status Medical sciences Medicare Medicare - economics Medicine Medicine & Public Health Older people Original Research Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine Retrospective Studies Socioeconomic Factors Teaching. Deontology. Ethics. Legislation Terminal Care - economics United States United States North America America end-of-life Medicare out-of-pocket spending healthcare expenses Health insurance Participation Costs Poverty Health Patient End of life Care Medicine Ethics Payment Health economy Financing Expenditure out-of-pocket spending: healthcare expenses
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