Hospital Capacity Drives Costs

Courtesy Headlines from the Associated Press  Sun, 04/06/2008 - 23:53

WASHINGTON (AP) -- For chronically ill patients in their last two years of life, Medicare spends an average of $59,379 in New Jersey but only $32,523 in North Dakota.

The difference is primarily a result of patients getting more hospital care, but not necessarily better care, according to a new report....


 

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