Waste in the Medicare Program: a National Cross-Sectional Analysis of 2017 Low-Value Service Use and Spending

doi:10.1007/s11606-020-06061-0

. 2021 Aug;36(8):2478-2482.

doi: 10.1007/s11606-020-06061-0. Epub 2020 Jul 29.

Waste in the Medicare Program: a National Cross-Sectional Analysis of 2017 Low-Value Service Use and Spending

Rachel O Reid^{1

2

3}, John N Mafi^{4

5}, Lesley H Baseman⁶, A Mark Fendrick^{7

8}, Cheryl L Damberg⁵

Affiliations

¹ RAND Corporation, Boston, MA, USA. rreid@rand.org.
² Division of General Medicine and Primary Care, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA. rreid@rand.org.
³ Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. rreid@rand.org.
⁴ David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
⁵ RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA, USA.
⁶ RAND Corporation, Boston, MA, USA.
⁷ Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
⁸ Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.

PMID: 32728953
PMCID: PMC8342744
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-020-06061-0

Waste in the Medicare Program: a National Cross-Sectional Analysis of 2017 Low-Value Service Use and Spending

Rachel O Reid et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2021 Aug.

. 2021 Aug;36(8):2478-2482.

doi: 10.1007/s11606-020-06061-0. Epub 2020 Jul 29.

Authors

Rachel O Reid^{1

2

3}, John N Mafi^{4

5}, Lesley H Baseman⁶, A Mark Fendrick^{7

8}, Cheryl L Damberg⁵

Affiliations

¹ RAND Corporation, Boston, MA, USA. rreid@rand.org.
² Division of General Medicine and Primary Care, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA. rreid@rand.org.
³ Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. rreid@rand.org.
⁴ David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
⁵ RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA, USA.
⁶ RAND Corporation, Boston, MA, USA.
⁷ Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
⁸ Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.

PMID: 32728953
PMCID: PMC8342744
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-020-06061-0

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Conflict of interest statement

Dr. Fendrick is a co-developer of the Milliman MedInsight Health Waste Calculator and receives royalties from its sale. The authors have no other conflicts of interest to disclose.

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1. Schwartz AL, Landon BE, Elshaug AG, Chernew ME, McWilliams JM. Measuring low-value care in Medicare. JAMA Intern Med. 2014;174(7):1067–1076. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.1541. - DOI - PMC - PubMed
1. Reid RO, Rabideau B, Sood N. Low-value health care services in a commercially insured population. JAMA Intern Med. 2016;176(10):1567–1571. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.5031. - DOI - PubMed
1. Reid RO, Rabideau B, Sood N. Impact of consumer-directed health plans on low-value healthcare. Am J Manag Care. 2017;23(12):741–748. - PMC - PubMed
1. Mafi JN, Russell K, Bortz BA, Dachary M, Hazel WA, Jr, Fendrick AM. Low-cost, high-volume health services contribute the most to unnecessary health spending. Health Aff. 2017;36(10):1701–1704. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2017.0385. - DOI - PMC - PubMed
1. Schpero WL, Morden NE, Sequist TD, Rosenthal MB, Gottlieb DJ, Colla CH. For Selected Services, Blacks And Hispanics More Likely To Receive Low-Value Care Than Whites. Health Aff. 2017;36(6):1065–1069. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2016.1416. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

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[1] Schwartz AL, Landon BE, Elshaug AG, Chernew ME, McWilliams JM. Measuring low-value care in Medicare. JAMA Intern Med. 2014;174(7):1067–1076. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.1541. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[2] Schwartz AL, Landon BE, Elshaug AG, Chernew ME, McWilliams JM. Measuring low-value care in Medicare. JAMA Intern Med. 2014;174(7):1067–1076. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.1541. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[3] Reid RO, Rabideau B, Sood N. Low-value health care services in a commercially insured population. JAMA Intern Med. 2016;176(10):1567–1571. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.5031. - DOI - PubMed

[4] Reid RO, Rabideau B, Sood N. Low-value health care services in a commercially insured population. JAMA Intern Med. 2016;176(10):1567–1571. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.5031. - DOI - PubMed

[5] Reid RO, Rabideau B, Sood N. Impact of consumer-directed health plans on low-value healthcare. Am J Manag Care. 2017;23(12):741–748. - PMC - PubMed

[6] Reid RO, Rabideau B, Sood N. Impact of consumer-directed health plans on low-value healthcare. Am J Manag Care. 2017;23(12):741–748. - PMC - PubMed

[7] Mafi JN, Russell K, Bortz BA, Dachary M, Hazel WA, Jr, Fendrick AM. Low-cost, high-volume health services contribute the most to unnecessary health spending. Health Aff. 2017;36(10):1701–1704. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2017.0385. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[8] Mafi JN, Russell K, Bortz BA, Dachary M, Hazel WA, Jr, Fendrick AM. Low-cost, high-volume health services contribute the most to unnecessary health spending. Health Aff. 2017;36(10):1701–1704. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2017.0385. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[9] Schpero WL, Morden NE, Sequist TD, Rosenthal MB, Gottlieb DJ, Colla CH. For Selected Services, Blacks And Hispanics More Likely To Receive Low-Value Care Than Whites. Health Aff. 2017;36(6):1065–1069. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2016.1416. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[10] Schpero WL, Morden NE, Sequist TD, Rosenthal MB, Gottlieb DJ, Colla CH. For Selected Services, Blacks And Hispanics More Likely To Receive Low-Value Care Than Whites. Health Aff. 2017;36(6):1065–1069. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2016.1416. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

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