Acute Care Costs of the Oldest Old
Hospital PracticePublished 15 July 1997
Thomas T. Perls
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Caring for elderly patients in the hospital costs less as they age, because their ailments are less expensive to treat, they receive less aggressive care, and they are treated in less expensive hospitals.
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Caring for elderly patients in the hospital costs less as they age. Among the reasons: Their ailments are less expensive to treat, they receive less aggressive care, and they are treated in less expensive hospitals.
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