TY  - JOUR
T1  - BAsic health care is not a “market good”
AU  - Potyk D, Graham J
Y1  - 2012/10/22
N1  - 10.1001/archinternmed.2012.4436
JO  - Archives of Internal Medicine
SP  - 1525
EP  - 1526
VL  - 172
IS  - 19
N2  - 
We read the article by Hsia et al1 about charges for appendectomy in California hospitals with interest.1 The wide variation in charges was remarkable but not surprising given prior publications.2- 3 Two topics regarding this article are worthy of amplification. First, we assert that the data presented warrant more incisive conclusions. Second, we inquire about further analyses.

SN  - 0003-9926
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archinternmed.2012.4436
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinternmed.2012.4436
ER  -