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Lown researchers found that U.S. hospitals performed more than 200,000 unnecessary back surgeries on Medicare beneficiaries ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — According to the National Center for Health Statistics, more than 1.2 million spinal surgeries are performed nationally each year. But sometimes the pain doesn’t go away. Now, a ...

Physicians performed more than 200,000 unnecessary back surgeries on older adults over a three-year period, costing Medicare $1.9 billion over that time, according to new analysis from the Lown ...

The Lown Institute called out dozens of hospitals for performing unnecessary surgeries on Medicare beneficiaries with low back pain, putting patients at risk of serious complications with no evidence ...

Hospitals performed over 200,000 unnecessary back surgeries on older adults over a three-year period, and billed Medicare more than $1.9 billion for those low-value services, according to a Lown ...

Back surgeries have faced criticism for lackluster health outcomes and high expenses as the procedures have grown in popularity. Studies have found the surgeries increase healthcare spending without a ...