Archive : Spring 2007
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At the Extremes of Life, Extremes of Cost
By Eric L. Reiner |
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There’s no quick fix for skyrocketing health care costs. But focusing on the beginning and
end of life, the two most expensive periods, may point to ways to save substantial sums, to
everyone’s benefit. Here, a look at where costs might be cut, or at least redistributed.
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SOURCES: MARCH OF DIMES, HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH, ARCHIVES OF INTERNAL
MEDICINE, JAMA, DARTMOUTH ATLAS PROJECT, NEW YORK STATE MEDICAID/DEPARTMENT
OF HEALTH, MEDICAID, NATIONAL CENTER FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE, PUBLIC HEALTH REPORTS
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