Feb 14, 2008 ... Sweeping statements about the cost-saving potential of prevention, however, are  overreaching. Studies have concluded that preventing illness can in some cases  save money but in other cases can add to health care costs.3 For example,  screening costs will exceed the savings from avoided treatment in ...
Apr 12, 2016 ... Ben Franklin's proverb that "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure"  makes sense to all of us, especially in medicine. Why wouldn't you want to  prevent lung cancer by helping someone quit smoking? Preventive health care is  something family physicians excel at. We use evidence-based medicine ...
Jan 31, 2017 ... Better preventative care is perhaps one of the greatest gifts of Obamacare.  Thanks to the expansion of Medicaid, many lower-income people have gotten  access to affordable primary health care; this in turn has led to better illness  prevention. The result is not just healthier people, but money saved through ...
Prevention lowers health care costs. • For every HIV infection prevented, an  estimated $355,000 is saved in the cost of providing lifetime HIV treatment.319. •  A proven program that prevents diabetes may save costs within three years.320  One of every five U.S. health care dollars is spent on caring for people with  diagnosed ...
Feb 10, 2012 ... It's been a staple of health care politics for years -- the claim that preventive care  saves money. A little money up front, lots of money saved on the back end.  Patients living longer and healthier lives. That makes sense, right? But while  there's little doubt that preventive care saves lives, the money is a different ...
Preventive care "saves money."