Geographic variation in Medicare drug spending

Affiliations

Yuting Zhang et al. N Engl J Med. 2010.

. 2010 Jul 29;363(5):405-9.

doi: 10.1056/NEJMp1004872. Epub 2010 Jun 9.

¹ Department of Health Policy and Management, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA.

No abstract available

References

1. Dartmouth Medical School. The Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care, 1999. Chicago: AHA Press; 1999.
1. Report to the Congress: measuring regional variation in service use. Washington, DC: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission; 2009. [Accessed March 26, 2010]. at http://www.medpac.gov/documents/June03_Entire_Report.pdf.)
1. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Hierarchical Condition Category (CMS-HCC) Model Software. Baltimore, MD: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; 2010. [Accessed February 3, 2010]. at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MedicareAdvtgSpecRateStats/06_Risk_adjustment.asp.)
1. Zhang Y, Donohue JM, Lave JR, O’Donnell G, Newhouse JP. The impact of the Medicare Part D drug benefits on pharmacy and medical care spending. N Engl J Med. 2009;361:52–61. - PMC - PubMed
1. Geographic variation in drug prices and spending in the Part D program. Washington, DC: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission; 2009. [Accessed March 25, 2010]. at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/reports/downloads/MaCurdy_RxGeoPrice_RTC_2009.pdf.