Does Defensive Medicine Cost Less Than Doctors Think?
Nothing polarizes the heath care debate more than defensive medicine. A recent study from Health Affairs will only add more fuel to the fire.
Here’s what I wrote a couple of years ago in USA Today: “When you consider that rampant testing is a major driver of escalating health care dollars, addressing defensive medicine should be a primary goal of cost containment.”
Is that still true? Well, yes and no. Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at KevinMD.com*
