Reducing Low-Value Care Is a Feasible Approach to Enhancing Access to and Affordability of High-Value Care for Older Americans.

The article discusses the feasible reduction of low-value care to older Americans to improve their access to affordable high-value care in 2024. Topics covered include the clinical and financial reasons to stop low-value care, and the reasons why high-value care can instead be delivered. Also noted are the latter's reduction of patient burden, improvement of clinician productivity and resource stewardship, and increase of spending efficiency.