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End of life care
Freakonomics and end-of-life health care
by
Kai Ryssdal
Aug 25, 2015
Glorious Sunset offers cash instead of care for terminally ill. Theoretically.
Medicare to pay for end-of-life discussions
Jul 9, 2015
And private insurers usually follow Medicare’s lead.
Planning for saving in the face of terminal illness
Nov 20, 2013
People who have terminal diseases are living longer.
Handling end-of-life health care
Sep 13, 2013
In the last two years of life, health care costs can soar. In fact, the last two year eat up more than a quarter of Medicare's spending. What can you do to prepare?
Questions and answers about end-of-life care
by
Caitlan Reeg
Jul 21, 2010
Today and yesterday on Marketplace, we ran a set of stories about end of life care. Yesterday, we looked at the economics of dying. Why is it so...