Sources of Regional Variation in Medicare Part D Spending

New England Journal of Medicine
Donohue J, Morden NE, Gellad WF, Bynum JP, Zhou W, Hanlon JT, Skinner JS

Sources of regional variation in spending for prescription drugs under Medicare Part D are poorly understood, and such variation may reflect differences in health status, use of effective treatments, or selection of branded drugs over lower-cost generics.