In this episode, we discuss the results of a NRHI study that measured and reported on the differences in the total cost of care within and across regions in the US. Our special guests are Meredith Roberts Tomasi from HealthInsight Oregon, and Jonathan Mathieu from the Center for Improving Value in Healthcare. Highlights of this episode include: background on the NRHI and their study that measures and reports on differences in the total cost of care across six states in the US, why Maryland's all-payer hospital rate setting produces a total cost index 20% below the six-state average, how Metro and rural areas differ on total cost of care across the regions studied, what the regional variation in price versus utilization could mean for policy in the future, and more...