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Fisher ES, Wennberg DE, Stukel TA, Gottlieb DJ, Lucas FL, Pinder EL. The implications of regional variations in Medicare spending. Part 2: health outcomes and satisfaction with care. Annals of internal medicine. 2003;138(4):288-298.
Empirical study
Groups
Patients
Value based healthcare
High spending (USA Medicare) regions had greater utilization of physician services but no better outcomes and no more patient satisfaction with the care provided.
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