Stethoscope and dollars Despite the wide reach of the Choosing Wisely campaign and its success at raising awareness, progress in reducing low-value care use and spending has been modest at best. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Although discussions about reducing health care costs often focus on high-value care, so-called low-value care may be overlooked. However, low-value care, which is defined as services that provide no or minimal benefit to patients in specific clinical situations, costs an estimated $76 billion to $101 billion annually in the United States.

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