Geographic variations in spending and utilization across payer types
This report, and the study upon which it is based, shows that studying only one payer or a few specific regional health systems as models of efficiency provides an inadequate understanding of the overall performance of the U.S. health system. The factors determining per capita health spending within...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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[Lebanon, NH]
The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice
2022, August 30, 2022
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| Summary: | This report, and the study upon which it is based, shows that studying only one payer or a few specific regional health systems as models of efficiency provides an inadequate understanding of the overall performance of the U.S. health system. The factors determining per capita health spending within and across regions are specific to the type of payer, suggesting that policies focusing on specific payers will be required to reduce unwarranted variation and improve efficiency in the U.S. health care sector |
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| Physical Description: | 1 PDF file (8 pages) illustrations |