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. . . a Costly Way to Die   added 12/17/01

Saving lives might decrease disability and medical costs.

quote from Red Herring Sept 1, 2001

".. the prevalence of chronic disability had steadily declined over the past 20 years.
And it seems that beyond a certain age, growing older actually cuts per-capita annual {medical} costs.
Medicare expenditures during the last year of life, which always accounts for a disproportionately large percentage of total adult medical expenses, average $15,500 for those ages 65 to 74 while people 80 to 84 consume only $13,000, and those more than 90, less than $9,000.
This trend is attributed both to the elderly dying more abruptly once they start to go and a reluctance to employ extreme and costly treatment on the very old."