Advance directives and medical treatment at the end of life
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The medical care of elderly Medicare beneficiaries who died between 1985 and 1995 is analyzed to assess the consequences of advance medical directives. The care of patients from states that adopted laws enhancing incentives for compliance with advance directives and laws requiring the appointment of health care surrogate in the absence of an advance directive to the care of patients from states that did not have been compared.
Publication Name: Journal of Health Economics
Subject: Health care industry
ISSN: 0167-6296
Year: 2004
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Addressing the issues that arise in analysing multicentre cost data, with application to a multinational study
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Linear models are used to determine the impact of patient characteristics on healthcare costs in various countries.
Publication Name: Journal of Health Economics
Subject: Health care industry
ISSN: 0167-6296
Year: 2006
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