Between 1992 and 2006 Medicare spending only increased an average of less than three percent per year in the state according to the New England Journal of Medicine. It is one of the lowest increases during that time period compared to high-increase states such as Florida which averaged around five percent per year.
Items such as hospital beds and sophisticated medical equipment appear to be the primary reason Medicare spending varies greatly in different regions of the country. That’s because doctors typically will spend more where there is more.
While this is important news for California seniors, these inconsistencies in Medicare spending throughout the country highlight the need for comprehensive health care reform. The idea that one of the best changes would be to reward doctors for providing better care by allowing them to share in the cost savings they generate when they keep patients out of the hospital.
According to the report, by looking at health care spending in different regions it is possible to learn where growth rates have been slowest and learn how to build new delivery and payment systems. That means high-growth, high-cost sections of the country need to emulate their low-growth, low-cost counterparts. Supplement Supplemental Medigap
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Items such as hospital beds and sophisticated medical equipment appear to be the primary reason Medicare spending varies greatly in different regions of the country. That’s because doctors typically will spend more where there is more.
While this is important news for California seniors, these inconsistencies in Medicare spending throughout the country highlight the need for comprehensive health care reform. The idea that one of the best changes would be to reward doctors for providing better care by allowing them to share in the cost savings they generate when they keep patients out of the hospital.
According to the report, by looking at health care spending in different regions it is possible to learn where growth rates have been slowest and learn how to build new delivery and payment systems. That means high-growth, high-cost sections of the country need to emulate their low-growth, low-cost counterparts. Supplement Supplemental Medigap
See the collage of happy seniors and leave your opinion below:
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