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The Less-Is-More Crusade — Are We Overmedicalizing or Oversimplifying?

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  • Lisa Rosenbaum, M.D.

Although reducing unnecessary care is important, the missionary waste-hunting zeal of the “less is more” movement can obscure a complex evidence base, perpetuating an oversimplified narrative about waste’s magnitude, causes, and solutions.

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Dr. Rosenbaum is a national correspondent for the Journal.

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