60 Minutes: The Cost of Dying
Aug 12 2010 in Palliative Care, Practical Ethics, Rationing by Carol-Lockhart
“Last year, Medicare paid $55 billion just for doctor and hospital bills during the last two months of patients’ lives. That’s more than the budget for the Department of Homeland Security, or the Department of Education. And it has been estimated that 20 to 30 percent of these medical expenses may have had no meaningful impact.” Read and watch the full story here.
