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Dying costs money, and in some
cases, a lot of it. Adding financial concerns to the already emotionally
draining experience of terminal illness can cause depression in caregivers
and suicidal thoughts in the patients. It's enormously expensive (to be
terminally ill). On average, it costs Americans more than $30,000 above
any insurance coverage to pay for the care required in their last year
of life.
Annals of Internal Medicine
March 2000;132:451-459
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