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In [[health care]], '''health care costs''' are "the actual costs of providing services related to the delivery of health care, including the costs of procedures, therapies, and medications. It is differentiated from [[health expenditure]]s, which refers to the amount of money paid for the services, and from fees, which refers to the amount charged, regardless of cost."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref> | In [[health care]], '''health care costs''' are "the actual costs of providing services related to the delivery of health care, including the costs of procedures, therapies, and medications. It is differentiated from [[health expenditure]]s, which refers to the amount of money paid for the services, and from fees, which refers to the amount charged, regardless of cost."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref> | ||
==Sources of variation== | |||
In the [[United States of America]], the regional variation in health care costs is about 33%<ref name="pmid20463333">{{cite journal| author=Zuckerman S, Waidmann T, Berenson R, Hadley J| title=Clarifying sources of geographic differences in Medicare spending. | journal=N Engl J Med | year= 2010 | volume= 363 | issue= 1 | pages= 54-62 | pmid=20463333 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=20463333 | doi=10.1056/NEJMsa0909253 }} </ref>. | |||
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Latest revision as of 11:35, 20 July 2010
In health care, health care costs are "the actual costs of providing services related to the delivery of health care, including the costs of procedures, therapies, and medications. It is differentiated from health expenditures, which refers to the amount of money paid for the services, and from fees, which refers to the amount charged, regardless of cost."[1]
Sources of variation
In the United States of America, the regional variation in health care costs is about 33%[2].
References
- ↑ Anonymous (2024), Health care cost (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- ↑ Zuckerman S, Waidmann T, Berenson R, Hadley J (2010). "Clarifying sources of geographic differences in Medicare spending.". N Engl J Med 363 (1): 54-62. DOI:10.1056/NEJMsa0909253. PMID 20463333. Research Blogging.