More Medicare Spending Does Not Mean Better Carehttp://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2002/02/27/medicare-part-one.aspxHealth outcomes for Medicare beneficiaries in parts of the country where per-patient spending is higher are no better than those in other areas where annual spending is only half as much. You don't get more effective care when you spend more money. TheenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Build: 31106.3070)