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Cost of Prevention
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"With preventive care, these programs cost money. The net effect is never cost neutral," says David Knowlton, president and CEO of the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute and a board member of the nonprofit HealthWell Foundation. However, he says, when preventive care is applied to chronic diseases, it's a different story. "Seventy-five cents of every dollar we spend on health care goes to chronic diseases," he says. "We can't move health reform… Continue
"With preventive care, these programs cost money. The net effect is never cost neutral," says David Knowlton, president and CEO of the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute and a board member of the nonprofit HealthWell Foundation. However, he says, when preventive care is applied to chronic diseases, it's a different story. "Seventy-five cents of every dollar we spend on health care goes to chronic diseases," he says. "We can't move health reform… Continue
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