Medical Spending Differences in the United States and Canada: The Role of Prices, Procedures, and Administrative Expenses

The United States far outspends Canada on health care, but the sources of additional spending are unclear. We evaluated the importance of incomes, administration, and medical interventions in this difference. Pooling various sources, we calculated medical personnel incomes, administrative expenses,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Alexis Pozen, David M. Cutler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2010-05-01
Series:Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5034/inquiryjrnl_47.02.124