Perhaps thinking of the old adage that “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” many people believe that clinical prevention measures both improve health and save costs. Sometimes that belief is true, but more often it is not.
This issue brief discusses cutting-edge work related to the economics of prevention and treatment in health care.
Perhaps thinking of the old adage that “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” many people believe that clinical prevention measures both improve health and save costs. Sometimes that belief is true, but more often it is not.