End-of-Life Expenditures by Ohio Medicaid Beneficiaries Dying of Cancer.
We evaluate the extent to which the Ohio Medicaid Program serves as a safety net to terminally ill cancer patients, and the costs associated with providing care to this patient population. Over a 10-year period, Ohio Medicaid served nearly 45,000 beneficiaries dying of cancer, and spent more than $1...
| Publicado en: | Health Care Financing Review Vol. 28; no. 2; pp. 65 - 81 |
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HCFA ORDS Publications
Winter 2006/2007
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