| Entry Date | 2023-12-28 |
| Source | Fisher ES, Wennberg DE, Stukel TA, Gottlieb DJ, Lucas FL, Pinder EL. The implications of regional variations in Medicare spending. Part 1: the content, quality, and accessibility of care. Annals of internal medicine. 2003;138(4):273-287. |
| Link | Link |
| Source Type | Empirical study |
| Domain | Systems |
| Subdomain1 | Patients |
| Subdomain2 | Value based healthcare |
| Key Points | High spending (USA Medicare) regions had greater utilization of physician services but no better quality of care |
| Citns | 2,043 |