The Effect of Healthcare Provider Availability on Spine Spending.
Benjamin A Y CherOlga YakushevaHaiyin LiuJulie P W BynumMatthew A DavisPublished in: Journal of general internal medicine (2020)
Provider availability affects individual spine spending, with substantial changes observed at the national level. The effect depends on provider type and whether availability increases or decreases. Policymakers should consider how changes in the size of the physician workforce affect healthcare spending.