Vast Geographic Differences Found in Drug Spending Under Medicare
University of Pittsburgh Study Finds Higher Spending on Prescription Drugs Not Offset by Lower Spending on Other Medical ServicesPITTSBURGH, June 9 – Widespread geographic variations exist in drug spending among Medicare beneficiaries, with some regions spending twice as much as others, according to a University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health study. Published in the Online First June 9 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, and the first to explore regional drug spending under Medicare, the study also found that higher spending on