Geographic Variation in Expenditures for Physicians' Services in the United States
Authors:
- Mark E. MillerMMMark E. Miller
- H. Gilbert WelchHWH. Gilbert Welch
- Elliott S. FisherEFElliott S. Fisher
- John E. WennbergJWJohn E. Wennberg
- 4 March 1993
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 328 (9) , 621-627
Abstract
The national volume-performance standard recently implemented by Medicare does not account for geographic variation in expenditures for physicians' services. To study this variation, we examined expenditures for physicians' services in all metropolitan areas in the United States.Keywords
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