TY - BOOK AU - Kibria,Ashna AU - Mancher,Michelle AU - McCoy,Margaret A. AU - Graham,Robin P. AU - Garber,Alan M. AU - Newhouse,Joseph P. TI - Variation in Health Care Spending: Target Decision Making, Not Geography SN - 9780309288705 AV - RA410.53.I578 2013eb PY - 2013/// CY - Washington, D.C. PB - National Academies Press KW - Electronic books N1 - Intro -- FrontMatter -- Reviewers -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Abstract -- Summary -- 1 Introduction and Overview -- 2 Empirical Analysis of Geographic Variation -- 3 Indexing Value in Medicare: The Role of Geographic Area Performance -- 4 Payment and Organizational Reforms to Improve Value -- Appendix A: Glossary -- Appendix B: Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Appendix C: Summary of Empirical Modeling Methodology -- Appendix D: Regression Model Specifications with "Clusters" of Predictors -- Appendix E: Harvard University Price Adjustment Memorandums -- Appendix F: Harvard Market Variables Memorandum -- Appendix G: Selected Results of the Committee's Commissioned Empirical Analyses -- Appendix H: Public Workshop Agendas -- Appendix I: Committee Biographies UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=3379097 ER -