The vast majority of dollars spent in over-utilization has to do with our culture and is in the last 6 months of life. I wish we as a society could have a moral

The vast majority of dollars spent in over-utilization has to do with our culture and is in the last 6 months of life. I wish we as a society could have a moral/ethical discussion about whether we should try every last treatment trying to save 89 year old grandma for two months at the cost of $300k. Ask any doctor, and there's a reason they personally do not want to go anywhere near a hospital at the end of life. It's usually the children/grandchildren who live far away and never visit who insist that every last thing be done prolonging their grandparents' suffering in my opinion. The ones who live nearby and spend plenty of time are usually okay with letting them go.