Atul Gawande | The Cost Conundrum: What McAllen, Texas Can Teach Us About Healthcare Costs - 0 views
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avivajazz jazzaviva on 15 Oct 09McAllen TX is one of the most expensive health-care markets in the country. Only Miami-which has much higher labor and living costs-spends more per person on health care. In 2006, Medicare spent fifteen thousand dollars per enrollee here, almost twice the national average. The income per capita is twelve thousand dollars. In other words, Medicare spends three thousand dollars more per person here than the average person earns.