End-of-Life Care Sparks Ethical, Economic Debate
Physicians and advocates concerned about the sustainability of the U.S. health care system are mired in a debate about medical services at the end of patients' lives. Medicare spent $50 billion last year on treatments for patients in the last two months of their lives, prompting questions about whether it is feasible for the government to continue such expenditures.
- "The Cost of Dying" (Kroft, "60 Minutes," CBS, 11/22).