The Implications of Regional Variations in Medicare Spending. Part 2: Health Outcomes and Satisfaction with Care

Figure 1. Circles represent adjusted relative risk for death among residents of hospital referral regions in the specified quintile of the End-of-Life Expenditure Index (EOL-EI) compared to the risk for death among residents of hospital referral regions in quintile 1 of the EOL-EI; bars represent 95% CIs. MCBS = Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey; MI = myocardial infarction; Q1 = quintile 1; Q2 = quintile 2; Q3 = quintile 3; Q4 = quintile 4; Q5 = quintile 5.
Figure 1. Circles represent adjusted relative risk for death among residents of hospital referral regions in the specified quintile of the End-of-Life Expenditure Index (EOL-EI) compared to the risk for death among residents of hospital referral regions in quintile 1 of the EOL-EI; bars represent 95% CIs. MCBS = Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey; MI = myocardial infarction; Q1 = quintile 1; Q2 = quintile 2; Q3 = quintile 3; Q4 = quintile 4; Q5 = quintile 5. Adjusted relative risk for death during follow-up across quintiles of Medicare spending.

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  1. Ann Intern Med February 18, 2003 vol. 138 no. 4 288-298
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