Posted on March 26, 2009 16:20
Topics: Health Care Financing | Managed Care | Rates/Reimbursement/Cost
Post Type: citation
A perspective from Health Affairs looks at the cost of preventing chronic disease and the perception that there are inherent cost savings. The article says that often, prevention can lead to higher medical savings, rather than cost reductions.
Russell, Louise B. Preventing Chronic Disease: An Important Investment, But Don’t Count On Cost Savings (2009). Health Affairs, 28(1), 42-45. DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.28.1.42 http://content.healthaffairs.org/cgi/content/full/28/1/42
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