Medicare Spending Above Average in Silicon Valley
An analysis of Medicare data indicates that Medicare beneficiaries in Silicon Valley spend more time in hospitals during the end of their lives than beneficiaries in most other areas of the U.S. Silicon Valley is second only to the Fresno area for increasing Medicare costs since 2000.
- "In Silicon Valley, Higher Medicare Spending, More Hospitalization" (Swift/Dembosky, San Jose Mercury News, 6/27).