Geography and the debate over Medicare reform.

By J. Wennberg, E. Fisher, J. Skinner. Health Affairs, 2002

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Critical Perspectives on Racial and Ethnic Differences in Health in Late Life (2004, background): “High-quality care is not necessarily expensive care (Wennberg et al., 2002).”
The Implications of Regional Variations in Medicare Spending. Part 2: Health Outcomes and Satisfaction with Care (2003, background): “The most striking differences in practice in higher-spending regions are found in the care of patients near the end of life, regardless of whether the definition of a “high-spending” region is based on one of the indices used here or on average per capita Medicare spending (8).”
GIS and health care. (2003, background): “The findings reveal huge disparities among areas in the utilization and cost of both elective and nonelective treatments and procedures (68).”
The Implications of Regional Variations in Medicare Spending. Part 1: The Content, Quality, and Accessibility of Care (2003, background): “Rather, they are due to the overall quantity of medical services provided and the relative predominance of internists and medical subspecialists in high-cost regions (2, 13).”