The Relationship Between a Dementia Diagnosis, Chronic Illness, Medicare Expenditures, and Hospital Use

Objectives: To determine whether dementia increases medical expenditures, the probability of hospitalization, and potentially preventable hospitalization, controlling for variables including age and comorbidity.

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