Comments on: Tenafly, NJ SAT scores versus Palo Alto, CA SAT scores – more expensive is better! http://www.burbed.com/2009/12/14/tenafly-nj-sat-scores-versus-palo-alto-ca-sat-scores-more-expensive-is-better/ San Francisco Bay Area, Silicon Valley House Price and Mortgage Insanity Blog Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:21:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jojo http://www.burbed.com/2009/12/14/tenafly-nj-sat-scores-versus-palo-alto-ca-sat-scores-more-expensive-is-better/#comment-40746 Jojo Tue, 15 Dec 2009 19:11:43 +0000 http://www.burbed.com/?p=4508#comment-40746 I thought we would have dominated the Math section. I thought we would have dominated the Math section.

]]> By: Herve Estater http://www.burbed.com/2009/12/14/tenafly-nj-sat-scores-versus-palo-alto-ca-sat-scores-more-expensive-is-better/#comment-40745 Herve Estater Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:01:35 +0000 http://www.burbed.com/?p=4508#comment-40745 test :-) test :-)

]]> By: nomadic http://www.burbed.com/2009/12/14/tenafly-nj-sat-scores-versus-palo-alto-ca-sat-scores-more-expensive-is-better/#comment-40744 nomadic Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:25:33 +0000 http://www.burbed.com/?p=4508#comment-40744 Source for my statement above: http://healthpolicyblog.mayoclinic.org/2009/06/10/medicare-spending-disparities-and-why-more-spending-doesnt-mean-better-care/ Source for my statement above:
http://healthpolicyblog.mayoclinic.org/2009/06/10/medicare-spending-disparities-and-why-more-spending-doesnt-mean-better-care/

]]> By: nomadic http://www.burbed.com/2009/12/14/tenafly-nj-sat-scores-versus-palo-alto-ca-sat-scores-more-expensive-is-better/#comment-40743 nomadic Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:23:21 +0000 http://www.burbed.com/?p=4508#comment-40743 Interesting per pupil spending vs. SAT point comparison. It just goes to show that spending more doesn't necessarily yield better results. Another interesting statistic I came across recently said that the Mayo Clinic (arguably one of the best medical centers in the nation) spent drastically less on Medicare patients than a comparison hospital system in Texas, but with much better outcomes. Interesting per pupil spending vs. SAT point comparison. It just goes to show that spending more doesn’t necessarily yield better results.

Another interesting statistic I came across recently said that the Mayo Clinic (arguably one of the best medical centers in the nation) spent drastically less on Medicare patients than a comparison hospital system in Texas, but with much better outcomes.

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