Medical Economics February 20, 2025
Richard Payerchin

New study outlines health care spending down to the county level.

Health care is a huge part of the American economy, but the 50 states are not all equal in health care spending.

That stands to reason, because the 50 states and Washington, D.C., differ in size and population. But per capita spending does not necessarily follow population — more people does not guarantee greater spending per patient.

A new study, “Tracking U.S. Health Care Spending by Health Condition and County” was published Feb. 14 in JAMA. Researchers at the University of Washington...

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