title: The American difference in health care costs: is there a problem? Is medical necessity the solution?
authors.affiliation: College of Law and College of Medicine and Public Health, Ohio State University, USA.
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Jost
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D003363:Cost Control; D019049:Developed Countries; D005251:Fees, Medical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017048:Health Care Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005102:Health Expenditures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000191:economics*; D017722:Hospital Charges / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000191:economics; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000191:economics; D013677:Medical Laboratory Science / Q000191:economics; D011057:Politics; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States; D019564:Unnecessary Procedures / Q000191:economics*