Unnecessary Back Surgeries Cost Medicare $1.9 Billion, Study Shows
More than 200,000 unnecessary back surgeries on older adults cost Medicare $1.9 billion from 2020 to 2023, according to a new analysis from the Lown Institute. "Insurance companies know about the problem and they've known about the problem for decades," Vikas Saini, M.D., president of the Lown Institute, said in a video interview with Managed Healthcare…
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