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This study aims to determine if higher Medicare spending correlates with better healthcare quality and access.

The Implications of Regional Variations in Medicare Spending. Part 1: The Content, Quality, and Accessibility of Care

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This study aims to determine if higher Medicare spending correlates with better healthcare quality and access.
Cohort study of Medicare beneficiaries hospitalized for hip fracture, colorectal cancer, or myocardial infarction.
Analysis of end-of-life spending's impact on care quality and accessibility.
Utilized data from hospital referral regions with over 600,000 beneficiaries.
Higher-spending regions provided 60% more care, characterized by increased physician visits and specialist consultations.
Quality of care did not improve in high-spending regions; several preventive measures were worse.
Access to care remained unchanged regardless of spending levels.

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Cohort study assesses care quality and access in varying Medicare spending regions, suggesting spending does not ensure better outcomes.

Fisher et al. (2003) studied this question.

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