Low - cost, high - volume health services account for a high percentage of
unnecessary health spending, adding strain to the health care system, new UCLA - led research suggests.
Not exact matches
An enormous amount of
unnecessary time is
spent running payroll manually, setting up
health insurance, and staying compliant.
Mike Brady, Baby Milk Action's Campaigns and Networking Coordinator, is quoted: «Toddler milks have been described by the World
Health Assembly and Department of
Health as
unnecessary, but companies continue to
spend a fortune in promoting them.»
Yes, the government is biased for the good of public
health because they don't want to
spend unnecessary money.
«Efforts to cut
unnecessary blood testing bring major decreases in
health care
spending.»
«Money - saving
health plans do little to curb
spending on
unnecessary medical services.»
The researchers compared patient
spending on
unnecessary medical services, such as an MRI for lower back pain or imaging for an uncomplicated headache, before and after they switched from a traditional insurance plan to a consumer - directed
health plan — a form of a high - deductible insurance.
«This is very important because it suggests that minor actions by all clinicians can play a major role in reducing
unnecessary health care
spending.»
Simpson says it's important to have a U.S. agency that keeps a close eye on
health care quality, noting a 2011 Institute of Medicine report that found 30 % of the $ 2.5 trillion the United States
spends annually on
health care is wasted on
unnecessary services and other needless costs.
«The lessons from this study can be applied to other clinical decision efforts to reduce
unnecessary health care
spending and improve value for patients.»
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