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Health Care Reform & Geographic Variation

Oct 1, 2009 Lauryn Saxe
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The version of the health care reform bill, H.R. 3200, passed by the House Ways and Means Committee contains language that would require two studies regarding Medicare payment and cost variations in different locations around the country.

A Report on California Hospitals, the Economy and Health Care Reform

Aug 21, 2009 Anne ORourke
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CHA Special Report
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This CHA Special Report addresses the economic situation facing hospitals and the critical need for health care reform. It is based on the results of a CHA survey of hospital chief financial officers conducted in the second quarter of 2009 as a follow-up to an original study conducted in the fourth quarter of 2008.

Anne McLeod

Geographic Variation in Health Care Spending

Feb 2, 2008 Debby Rogers
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This document examines the amount of geographic variation in spending, the reasons for that variation, and its implications for evaluating the efficiency of the health care system.