Philipson, Tomas; Becker, Gary S.; Goldman, Dana P.; … - 2010
Medical care at the end of life, estimated to contribute up to a quarter of US health care spending, often encounters … upon that medical resources are being wasted on excessive care for end-of-life treatments that often only prolong minimally …, little explicit and systematic analysis exists on the incentives that determine end of life health care spending. There …