DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.35454 ISSN: 2574-3805

Geographic Variation in Low-Value Orthopedic Services Among Medicare-Enrolled Veterans

Sooyeon Song, Steven D. Pizer, Christine A. Yee, Samantha G. Auty

This cross-sectional study examines geographic variation in and correlation between low-value orthopedic services across hospital referral regions in a cohort of veterans enrolled in traditional Medicare.