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Abstract: Research on differences of medical expenses in Qingdao could
provide reference to take control of medical expenses reasonably. This study
uses hierarchical cluster analysis of two variables, outpatient costs for each
people and hospitalization expenses for each day of Qingdao in the first half
of 2012. According to the medical cost, the 22 governmental hospitals in Qingdao
are divided into four grades: "lowest cost", "lower cost", "higher cost", "highest
cost". Then make the clustering results for significant test using the single
factor variance, LSD method and S-N-K method. It shows that the four levels
have obvious differences. Finally, the countermeasure for controlling medical
expenses is put forward in Qingdao, China.