Months to Live: Weighing Medical Costs of End-of-Life Care

Courtesy NYT > Business  Tue, 12/22/2009 - 23:28

Ronald Reagan U.C.L.A. Medical Center is confronting a hard truth: it’s difficult to know which critically ill patients will benefit from its high-intensity approach.


 

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