Vast geographic differences found in drug spending under Medicare
Thursday, June 10, 2010 - 07:22
in Psychology & Sociology
Widespread geographic variations exist in drug spending among Medicare beneficiaries, with some regions spending twice as much as others, according to a University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health study. Published in the Online First June 9 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, and the first to explore regional drug spending under Medicare, the study also found that higher spending on drugs was not balanced by lower spending on other medical care services such as hospitalisations and visits to the doctor's office...