A new study by the Dartmouth Atlas Project at the Center for the Evaluative Clinical Sciences (CECS) at Dartmouth Medical School report that:
- The care of people with chronic illness accounts for more than 75% of all u.s. health care expenditures, but Medicare spends much more per enrollee in some states and regions than it does elsewhere.
- The differences in spending provide important insights into the causes of waste in the health care system – and the opportunities to improve both the quality and the efficiency of care.
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