Figure 4.

Mean Annual Per‐Patient Medicare Spending for Breast, Prostate, Lung, and Colorectal Cancer in the Year of Diagnosis and Year of Death, by Category of Spending [Color figure can be viewed at http://wileyonlinelibrary.com]

Note: Mean spending in the year of diagnosis included the 12 months beginning with the month of diagnosis, regardless of the month of death (patients contribute $0 after death). Mean spending in the year of death included the 11 months prior to death and the month of death, regardless of when the patient was diagnosed. Categories of spending were defined by Medicare claims. Inpatient and outpatient spending included drug spending billed under Part A and Part B, respectively. Prescription drug spending refers to spending under Medicare Part D.