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The Economic Argument for Disease Prevention: Distinguishing Between Value and Savings

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10.10.2023

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Unsustainable growth in medical spending has sparked interest in the question of whether prevention saves money and could be the answer to the health care crisis. But the question misses the point. What should matter (for both prevention and treatment services) is value -- the health benefit per dollar invested. We discuss a package of effective clinical preventive services that improves health at a relatively low cost. Cost-effectiveness should also be examined for disease care, the major driver of health spending. Health care spending can best be controlled by shifting investments from expensive low-value services to more cost-effective interventions. ...
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