Following recent publication [1] in Health Affairs, a HCFO-funded study led by Richard Kronick, Ph.D., was featured on the Healthwatch blog of The Hill. The article, "Study: Volume, not cost, drives up Medicaid spending [2]," detailed the study's findings on state variations in Medicaid spending. The research found that high-spending states do not pay more for each procedure or service, but that Medicaid patients in these states receive a higher volume of services.
Links:
[1] http://www.hcfo.org/publications/differences-volume-services-and-prices-drive-big-variations-state-medicaid-spending-amo
[2] http://thehill.com/blogs/healthwatch/medicaid/170061-study-volume-not-cost-drives-up-medicaid-spending
[3] http://www.hcfo.org/topics/benefit-design
[4] http://www.hcfo.org/topics/costs-and-cost-containment
[5] http://www.hcfo.org/topics/medicaid-and-schip
[6] http://www.hcfo.org/topics/quality-care