Medicare Study Shows Costs Lowest In Alaska, Highest In Nevada
A new national study of Medicare costs shows Alaska with the lowest health care expenses of any state in the nation, although coming changes to how those costs are calculated may dethrone the state. Alaska spends just $15,550 per Medicare patient, per visit, the study says, far below the national median of $17,988, as measured from May 2010 to February 2011. The runner-up was New Mexico, with an…