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By Fred Hiers
Because Marion County has such a senior-heavy population, Medicare plays a large part in local healthcare and the medical economy. As the population ages, Medicare spending also increases, especially for patients with chronic illnesses associated with old age.
That combination has placed Marion County among the top 20 counties nationally in a key metric: adjusted Medicare per capita spending growth rates between 2007 and 2013.
In 2007 Medicare spending was, on average, $7,585 per recipient in Marion. By 2013, […]