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While competition and cost-sharing by beneficiaries could help curb overuse of services, we are skeptical that patients who are chronically ill or nearing the end of life, who account for a huge chunk of Medicare's spending, would second-guess their doctors and choose cheaper care.
Unrealistically, low water cost inevitably results in over-consumption as there is little awareness of the scarcity of water or the substantial cost in producing desalinated water and, therefore, no incentive to curb overuse.
The reports also contained a brief explanation about the purpose of the PR intervention (i.e., to curb overuse of antibiotics).
In the case of elective cesareans attempts to curb overuse may be misinterpreted as placing unfair limits on women's reproductive choices.
Research into the effects of overuse in medicine is uncoordinated More research is needed to define the extent of overuse and its harms Adoption of standard terminology is essential to better understanding Public agencies are needed to monitor overuse Evaluation of current efforts to curb overuse is also a priority Cite this as: BMJ 2015 351:h4534.
The priorities for future research include developing public agencies to monitor overuse; defining the scope of overuse as well as physical and psychological harms; evaluating the effect of Choosing Wisely and other efforts to curb overuse; improving understanding of overuse by review boards and guidelines panels; and adopting standard terminology for library search engines.
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