Cost Trajectories at the End of Life: The Canadian Experience Konrad Fassbender, PhD, Robin L. Fainsinger, MBChB, LMCC, CCFP, Mary Carson, PhD, Barry A. Finegan, MB BCh, BAO, FFARCS, FRCP  Journal of Pain and Symptom Management  Volume 38, Issue 1, Pages 75-80 (July 2009) DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2009.04.007 Copyright © 2009 U.S. Cancer Pain Relief Committee Terms and Conditions

Fig. 1 Costs by sector and decedent category for 1999–2000, 2000–2001, and 2001–2002. ABC=Alberta Blue Cross (Outpatient Pharmaceutical); LTC=long-term care or nursing homes; ACCS=ambulatory classification system (emergency room visits, outpatient clinics, and day surgery). Physician denotes billings and inpatient refers to the hospital. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2009 38, 75-80DOI: (10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2009.04.007) Copyright © 2009 U.S. Cancer Pain Relief Committee Terms and Conditions

Fig. 2 Health care costs during the last 24 months of life for decedents in Alberta in 2001–2002 categorized by trajectory of dying. Horizontal axes indicate months before death. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2009 38, 75-80DOI: (10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2009.04.007) Copyright © 2009 U.S. Cancer Pain Relief Committee Terms and Conditions