title: Here, there and everywhere. With the release of MedPAC report on differences in regional Medicare spending, some providers are concerned government might overreact.
abstract: A MedPAC report that details regional differences in Medicare service use has providers worried what solutions policymakers will come up with to deal with the disparities. The study "compels us to ask why the variation is occurring and what steps can be taken now to rein in the variation where it is unjustified," says Karl Ulrich, left, of the Marshfield (Wis.) Clinic.
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lubell
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D033161:Government Regulation; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D020406:Medicare Payment Advisory Commission; D014481:United States