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