HCFO Work on Medicare Spending Highlighted in Washington Post and Multiple Media Outlets

HCFO-research led by Jack Hadley, Ph.D., of George Mason University, has recently been highlighted in multiple media outlets following the publication [1] of findings in Health Services Research. The study found that, on average, greater medical spending was associated with better health status of Medicare beneficiaries. This finding has generated significant interest and has been mentioned in several media outlets recently:

• May 29, 2011: Scientific Blogging, "More Health Spending Doesn't Lead to Better Health--Unless it Does [2]."
• May 31, 2011: United Press International, "Spending More On Medicare Benefits Seen [3]."
• May 31, 2011: Forbes.com, Business in the Beltway Blog, "Medicare Vouchers Won't Reduce Health Spending [4]."
• June 2, 2011: Washington Post, Ezra Klein Blog, "Health Reform by Hatchet or Scalpel [5]?"