Excess Medical Care Spending: An Opportunity but a Communication Challenge

Affiliations

¹ Jeff Niederdeppe is with the Department of Communication, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. Sarah E. Gollust is with the Division of Health Policy and Management, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minneapolis.

Editorial

Jeff Niederdeppe et al. Am J Public Health. 2020 Dec.

. 2020 Dec;110(12):1753-1754.

doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2020.305970.

¹ Jeff Niederdeppe is with the Department of Communication, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. Sarah E. Gollust is with the Division of Health Policy and Management, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minneapolis.

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Excess Medical Care Spending: The Categories, Magnitude, and Opportunity Costs of Wasteful Spending in the United States.
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