Medicare Spending Continues To Vary Widely By Region, According To Analysis

Medicare spending varies dramatically by region because individual physicians increase costs based on the quantity of medical services they provide in the area, according to an analysis published Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine, the New York Times reports (Abelson, New York Times, 2/26).

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Filed under: Medicare / Medicaid / Tricare on March 8th, 2009