Comparison of Low-Value Care Among Commercial and Medicaid Enrollees.
Jacqueline E EllisonSoryan KumarJon A SteingrimssonDeepak AdhikariChristina J CharlesworthK John McConnellAmal N TrivediThomas A TrikalinosShaun P ForbesOrestis A PanagiotouPublished in: Journal of general internal medicine (2022)
Differences in the provision of low-value care varied across measures, though average use was slightly higher among commercial than Medicaid enrollees. This difference was more pronounced for less expensive services indicating that financial incentives may not be the sole driver of low-value care.