Fact Based List:
Estimated Range of Healthcare System Waste: $600-$850 billion annually
Submitted by Kevin Gemulla on Wed, 11/17/2010 - 16:07
- Administrative System Inefficiencies ($100-$150 billion)
- Provider Inefficiency and Errors ($75-$100 billion)
- Lack of Care Coordination ($25-$50 billion)
- Unwarranted Use ($250-$325 billion)
- Preventable Conditions and Avoidable Care ($25-$50 billion)
- Fraud and Abuse ($125-$175 billion)
Source: Thomson Reuters. "Where Can $700 Billion in Waste Be Cut Annually From the U.S. Healthcare System?" October 2009.
Source URL: http://www.factsforhealthcare.com/whitepaper/HealthcareWaste...
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