Christopher T. Fey
Commentary
Preventive medicine does help to keep costs down
Sally C. Pipes offers a dangerously misleading diagnosis in her Aug. 30 column, “An ounce of prevention is no cost-saving cure.” Citing a recent CBO analysis, Pipes wrongly concludes that preventive health care raises costs by increasing utilization. In fact, today’s clinically based prevention reduces utilization and can potentially save …
Preventive medicine does help to keep costs down
Sally C. Pipes offers a dangerously misleading diagnosis in her Aug. 30 column, “An ounce of prevention is no cost-saving cure.” Citing a recent CBO analysis, Pipes wrongly concludes that preventive health care raises costs by increasing utilization. In fact, today’s clinically based prevention reduces utilization and can potentially save …
