Comparing the Cost of Care Provided to Medicare Beneficiaries Assigned to Primary Care Nurse Practitioners and Physicians

Jennifer Perloff, Catherine M. DesRoches and Peter Buerhaus

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Abstract: This study provides new evidence of the lower cost of care for beneficiaries managed by nurse practitioners, as compared to those managed by primary care physicians across inpatient and office-based settings.

Keywords: Medicare Beneficiaries; Primary Care Nurse Practitioners and Physicians (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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