CT Scans, Knee & Hip Replacements Push Up Health Care Costs, Study Finds
Posted on 15. Jan, 2009 by Editor in Provider News
It’s no secret that health care costs continue to soar in the United States. But we may be blaming the wrong ‘usual suspects,’ a new study from McKinsey Global Institute suggests.
The problem is not really unnecessary ER visits. Or, the mixed public-private payer system in the US. Or prescription drug marketing. It’s that Americans get more stuff done.
“On a population-adjusted basis, the number of CT scans in 2005 was 72 percent higher in the United States than in Germany … More …
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