Annals of Internal Medicine

The Burden of Health Care Costs for Patients With Dementia in the Last 5 Years of Life

Annals of Internal Medicine
Kelley AS, McGarry K, Gorges R, Skinner JS

Common diseases, particularly dementia, have large social costs for the U.S. population. However, less is known about the end-of-life costs of specific diseases and the associated financial risk for individual households.