WHY IS END-OF-LIFE SPENDING SO HIGH? EVIDENCE FROM CANCER PATIENTS

Dan Zeltzer; Liran Einav; Amy Finkelstein; Tzvi Shir; Salomon M. Stemmer; Ran D. Balicer

doi:10.1162/rest_a_01066

WHY IS END-OF-LIFE SPENDING SO HIGH? EVIDENCE FROM CANCER PATIENTS

Dan Zeltzer, Liran Einav, Amy Finkelstein, Tzvi Shir, Salomon M. Stemmer, Ran D. Balicer

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We study the sources of high end-of-life spending for cancer patients. Even among patients with similar initial prognoses, spending in the year postdiagnosis is over twice as high for those who die within the year than those who survive. Elevated spending on decedents is predominantly driven by higher inpatient spending, particularly low-intensity admissions. However, most such admissions do not result in death, making it difficult to target spending reductions. Furthermore, end-of-life spending is substantially more elevated for younger patients, compared to older patients with similar prognoses. Results highlight sources of high end-of-life spending without revealing any natural “remedies.”

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	511-527
Number of pages	17
Journal	Review of Economics and Statistics
Volume	105
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1162/rest_a_01066
State	Published - 1 May 2023

Keywords

Abusive
Aggressive. Cyberbul lying
Bengali
Hate: Sped
Low- resource Language
Toxic Comment

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