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Nearly $500 million a year in Medicare costs goes to 7 services with no net health benefits
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Nearly $500 million a year in Medicare costs goes to 7 services with no net health benefits

by Enrique Rivero,  University of California, Los Angeles Credit: CC0 Public Domain 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...