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Title: End-of-Life Medical Expenses

Author(s): Eric Baird French, John Bailey Jones, Elaine Kelly and Jeremy McCauley

Publication Date: August 2019

Keyword(s): End of Life, Insurance, medical spending and Savings

Programme Area(s): Public Economics

Abstract: In this review, we document end-of-life medical spending: its level, composition, funding and contribution to aggregate medical spending, both for the US and abroad. We discuss how end-of-life expenses affects household savings and other financial behaviour such as insurance choices. Lastly, we review economic evidence on the efficacy of medical spending at the end of life, assessing the value of palliative and other care for both longevity and patient satisfaction.

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French, E, Jones, J, Kelly, E and McCauley, J. 2019. 'End-of-Life Medical Expenses'. London, Centre for Economic Policy Research. https://cepr.org/active/publications/discussion_papers/dp.php?dpno=13913