Geographic variation within the military health system

• Main Authors: Linda Kimsey (Author), Samuel Olaiya (Author), Chad Smith (Author), Andrew Hoburg (Author), Stuart R. Lipsitz (Author), Tracey Koehlmoos (Author), Louis L. Nguyen (Author), Joel S. Weissman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background This study seeks to quantify variation in healthcare utilization and per capita costs using system-defined geographic regions based on enrollee residence within the Military Health System (MHS). Methods Data for fiscal years 2007 - 2010 were obtained from the Military Health Syst...