JAMA
Fowler FJ, Gallagher PM, Anthony DL, Larsen K, Skinner JS
Wide variations in Medicare expenditures exist across regions, but little is known about whether beneficiaries residing in low-expenditure regions perceive receiving lower-quality care than those in high-expenditure regions. Our objective was to evaluate how Medicare beneficiaries’ perceptions of their health care are related to per capita expenditure in the areas where they live.