Report: L.A. Leads U.S. in End-of-Life Medicare Spending

Medicare spending on end-of-life care is higher in Los Angeles than anywhere else in the U.S., according to a new report by the Dartmouth Atlas project. As of 2010, spending on end-of-life care was about $112,000 per patient in Los Angeles, roughly 60% higher than the national average.

• "Los Angeles Leads Nation in Medicare Spending on End-of-Life Care" (Gorman, Los Angeles Times, 6/12).