Medicare Geographic Variation

Federal policymakers and health researchers have long recognized that the amount and quality of the health care services that Medicare beneficiaries receive vary substantially across different regions of the United States.  The Office of Enterprise Data & Analytics (OEDA) at CMS has made several resources available to researchers, policymakers, and other users who are interested in learning more about geographic variation in Medicare.

For Public Use Data, dashboards, and Site visit Summary reports please visit:

• Medicare Geographic Variation - by National, State & County and
• Medicare Geographic Variation - by Hospital Referral Region