Health Care Costs for Patients With Cancer at the End of Life
- 1 November 2012
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in Journal of Oncology Practice
- Vol. 8 (6S), 75s-80s
- https://doi.org/10.1200/jop.2011.000469
Abstract
Oncology costs increase in the last 6 months before death largely because of increased inpatient costs, whereas outpatient costs decrease. Purpose: With rising health care costs in the United States, clearly defined end-of-life (EOL) cancer costs are needed to help health administrators proactively manage this important care. Our obje...This publication has 17 references indexed in Scilit:
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