Background Major variations in medical practice have been documented internationally.
Variations raise questions about the quality, equity, and efficiency of resource allocation and …

We study the drivers of geographic variation in US health care utilization, using an empirical
strategy that exploits migration of Medicare patients to separate the role of demand and …

We estimate the effect of current location on elderly mortality by analyzing outcomes of
movers in the Medicare population. We control for movers' origin locations as well as a rich …

Background: There are few studies evaluating regional disparities in the care of acute
myocardial infarction-cardiogenic shock (AMI-CS). Methods and Results: Using the National …

BACKGROUND: Medication adherence, a critical component of glycemic control for patients
with type 2 diabetes, differs by race/ethnicity. However, few studies have examined regional …

In the USA, substantial geographic variation in health care utilization exists in the
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system. Utilization of health care services is …

The US medical system is touted as the most advanced in the world, yet many common
treatments are not based on sound science. Treatments can go into widespread use before …

Background We sought to determine the leading causes of cardiovascular (CV)
hospitalization, and to describe and compare national rates of CV hospitalization by age …

Aims Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) remains a major cause of death and disability in the
United States and worldwide. Despite the importance of surveillance and secondary …

Abstract Introduction: Annually, over 3,000 rural veterans are admitted to Veterans Health
Administration (VA) hospitals for acute myocardial infarction (AMI), yet no studies of AMI …