Spatial heterogeneity of quality, use and spending on medicare for the elderly.The spatial variation of the relations between Medicare spending (MS), use and quality in the United States was investigated employing spatial regression.  Employing different spatial regression designs based on Medicare regional data, the impact of the heterogeneous spatial effects of hospital readmissions on MS for the elderly at the aggregate level was examined. 
Medicare
Spatial heterogeneity of quality, use and spending on medicare for the elderly.The spatial variation of the relations between Medicare spending (MS), use and quality in the United States was investigated employing spatial regression.  Employing different spatial regression designs based on Medicare regional data, the impact of the heterogeneous spatial effects of hospital readmissions on MS for the elderly at the aggregate level was examined. 
Medicare
Spatial heterogeneity of quality, use and spending on medicare for the elderly.The spatial variation of the relations between Medicare spending (MS), use and quality in the United States was investigated employing spatial regression.  Employing different spatial regression designs based on Medicare regional data, the impact of the heterogeneous spatial effects of hospital readmissions on MS for the elderly at the aggregate level was examined. 
Medicare