One in four patients gets unnecessary care.

Nearly a quarter of all patients receive treatment that is unnecessary, according to a recent report from the Washington Health Alliance (WHA). Just as troubling, over half of all commonly overused services evaluated were “low-value”—i.e., wasteful or likely to be wasteful.

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The United States spends more on healthcare than any other country—nearly 18% of GDP. An October 2019 JAMA study estimates that between 20% and 25% of that spending is wasteful.1 Numerous factors contribute to waste, but among them is the continued provision of unnecessary medications, tests, and procedures, as the WHA report confirms.

1. “Waste in the US Health Care System,” JAMA, October 7, 2019

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What’s putting patients at risk?

The Washington Health Alliance analyzed 47 commonly overused healthcare services across the All-Payer Claims Database (APCD) for Washington state, using the MedInsight Health Waste Calculator™, developed by Milliman. To see the full results, download our summary of the report.

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