Across the United States, there are large and often puzzling variations in medical expenses, treatment patterns, and quality. Much of this geographic variation has proven to be unwarranted; that is, it cannot be adequately explained by differences in illness rates, patient preferences or the dictates of evidence-based medicine. The premise for the Foundation is rooted in the belief that medical decisions made by informed patients offer great potential to reduce this problem.
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