title: Medicare: industry benchmark or tool of collusion?
authors.affiliation: MediCo Unlimited LLC, Overland Park, Kan., USA. jeckert@medicounlimited.com
authors.forename: Jeff
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Eckert
mesh_terms: D000206:Actuarial Analysis; D019985:Benchmarking / Q000191:economics*; D005607:Fraud; D006801:Humans; D007357:Insurance, Physician Services / Q000191:economics*; D016345:Medicare Part B / Q000191:economics*; D011907:Rate Setting and Review / Q000379:methods*; D014481:United States