Nearly $500M a year in Medicare costs goes to 7 services with no net health benefits
FINDINGS A UCLA-led study shows that physicians frequently order preventive medical services for adult Medicare beneficiaries that are considered unnecessary and of "low value" by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force -- at a cost of $478 million per year. The researchers analyzed national survey data over a 10-year period, looking specifically at seven preventive services given a "D" rating by the task force, and discovered that these services were ordered more than 31 million times annually...
United States Joseph Ladapo Catherine Sarkisian Carlos Irwin Oronce A Mark Fendrick Preventive Services Task
Source: eurekalert.org