high cost of health care in the end of life
And while no one wants to think about money at such times, they are also expensive ones â for families and for the country. One out of every four Medicare dollars, more than $125 billion, is spent on services for the 5% of beneficiaries in their last year of life.ne out of every four Medicare dollarsâover $125 billionâis spent on care near the end of life, and the financial burden on families can be staggering.