Two U.S. senators have introduced legislation requiring federal agencies to come up with solutions to the waste caused by oversized eyedrops and single-use drug vials, which is estimated to cost billions of dollars a year.
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What hospitals waste
In 2012 the National Academy of Medicine estimated the U.S. health care system squandered $765 billion a year, more than the entire budget of the Defense Department. In this special story, ProPublica documents the astounding waste by hospitals that is helping drive up healthcare costs.
