Evidence of Inefficiencies in Practice Patterns: Regional Variation in Medicare Medical and Drug Spending
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geographic variation; health economics; medicare; prescription drugs;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- I1 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health
- I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
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