ArticleHealth services research2015
The Relationship between Commercial Health Care Prices and Medicare Spending and Utilization.
Article in Health services research, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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Abstract
objectiveTo explore the relationship between commercial health care prices and Medicare spending/utilization across U.S. regions. DATA SOURCES: Claims from large employers and Medicare Parts A/B/D over 2007-2009. STUDY
designWe compared prices paid by commercial health plans to Medicare spending and utilization, adjusted for beneficiary health and the cost of care, across 301 hospital referral regions. PRINCIPAL
findingsA 10 percent lower commercial price (around the average level) is associated with 3.0 percent higher Medicare spending per member per year, and 4.3 percent more specialist visits (p < .01).
conclusionsCommercial health care prices are negatively associated with Medicare spending across regions. Providers may respond to low commercial prices by shifting service volume into Medicare. Further investigation is needed to establish causality.
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