Healthcare Expenditure Trajectories in the Last 5 Years of Life: A Retrospective Cohort Study of Decedents with Advanced Cancer and End-Stage Organ Diseases
Our findings highlight the importance of examining HCE trends in ESOD and their cost drivers over multiple years prior to the last year of life to inform healthcare policy and to review care processes to ensure appropriate and efficient end-of-life (EOL) care.
Authors
- Allyn Hum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9742-5755)
- Laurence Tan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8835-7175)
- Andy Hau Yan Ho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0373-7043)
- Woan Shin Tan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1055-0412)
- Sheryl Hui-Xian Ng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5046-2666)
- Mervyn Yong Hwang Koh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3698-2512)
- Palvinder Kaur (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6137-002X)
Institutions
- Nanyang Technological University (SG)
- Tan Tock Seng Hospital (SG)
- Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (SG)
- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (SG)
- Geriatric Education and Research Institute (SG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PharmacoEconomics - Open
- Published
- 2025-03-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s41669-025-00573-3
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Global Health Care Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.63