Excess Medical Spending From the Minnesota Perspective

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Editorial

Stefan Gildemeister. Am J Public Health. 2021 Jan.

. 2021 Jan;111(1):43-44.

doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2020.306012.

¹ Stefan Gildemeister is with the Health Economics Program, Minnesota Department of Health, St. Paul.

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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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