Abstract

Many studies have documented substantial regional variation in medical practice in the U.S. In two new studies, researchers address this issue in different ways. Dartmouth researchers grouped 306 U.S. regions into five quintiles of “intensity of practice,” according to a previously developed measure of Medicare spending. Then, they identified Medicare beneficiaries who changed their …

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