Multiple illnesses and end-of-life care drive high healthcare costs in old age

Expert commentary is provided for a cohort study which found that total per person healthcare costs increased from age 80 years, reaching a maximum in the 90-94 age range. This underscores the idea that we should move towards a preventative person centred model of care.
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news