Science news articles about 'medicare expenditures'

... each year comprise almost 30 percent of Medicare expenditures. In addition, the quality of end-of-life care is ... the 12 preceding months for 78,356 Medicare beneficiaries age 66 +. Hospital days, costs ...

... J., analyzed the results from randomized controlled trials of these 15 programs on how they affected Medicare expenditures and quality of care. The programs included eligible fee-for-service Medicare ...

... write. One previous study estimated that annual Medicare payments for glaucoma exceeded $1.2 ... total glaucoma-related expenditures, the authors note. "Regardless, Medicare payments remain an important ...

... , 40.1 percent [lowest average expenditures quintile] to 63.5 percent [highest ... , comment on the study in this week’s JAMA regarding Medicare expenditures and perceived quality of care. “The article ...

... authors observed that the availability of palliative care services is inversely related to Medicare expenditures. "This implies that palliative care is consistent with other innovations—when the right ...

... care," the authors write. "In addition, because Medicare spends $10,000 to $15,000 ... beneficiaries while decreasing Medicare expenditures on costly and inappropriate procedures." (JAMA. 2008;300[15 ...

... the end of life, according to background information in the first article. Almost one-third of Medicare expenditures are attributable to the 5 percent of beneficiaries who die each year, and about one ...