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March 7, 2017
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When it comes to medical care, patients and the public often think that more is better. Yet, it’s well-documented that as much as 30% of US health care may be unnecessary, including tests that are used too often and treatments that are prescribed too quickly, like unnecessary antibiotics. A new study in the March 2017 issue of The Milbank Quarterly by Mark Schlesinger of the Yale University School of Public Health and Rachel Grob of the University of Wisconsin (Madison) Center for Patient Partnerships and Medical School offers fresh insight into how Americans think about “value” in health care.
