Trends in Low-Value Health Service Use and Spending in the US Medicare Fee-for-Service Program, 2014-2018.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Low-value care, defined as care offering no net benefit in specific clinical scenarios, is associated with harmful outcomes in patients and wasteful spending. Despite a national education campaign and increasing attention on reducing health care waste, recent trends in low-value care delivery remain unknown.

Objective

To assess national trends in low-value care use and spending.

Design, setting, and participants

In this cross-sectional study, analyses of low-value care use and spending from 2014 to 2018 were conducted using 100% Medicare fee-for-service enrollment and claims data. Included individuals were aged 65 years or older and continuously enrolled in Medicare parts A, B, and D during each measurement year and the previous year. Data were analyzed fro

SUBMITTER: Mafi JN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7887655 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature