Technology overuse Another hypothesis for explaining rising health care cost is technology overuse Lots of medical innovation in recent decades Can the introduction of more and more expensive technologies explain rising health care costs? If so,are these technologies being used efficiently? Or is there evidence of technology overuse? Bhattacharya,Hyde and Tu-HealthEconomicsBhattacharya, Hyde and Tu – Health Economics Technology overuse  Another hypothesis for explaining rising health care cost is technology overuse  Lots of medical innovation in recent decades  Can the introduction of more and more expensive technologies explain rising health care costs?  If so, are these technologies being used efficiently? Or is there evidence of technology overuse?