Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Data Fuel Regional Fight on Medicare Spending - NYTimes.com

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By ROBERT PEAR

For years, health policy experts have said health care spending is much higher in New York City and Boston because doctors and hospitals there provide more services, practicing medicine in a more intensive way.

But new government data show that Medicare costs per patient in those cities are slightly below the national average when the numbers are adjusted for the cost of living and other factors.

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