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Economics versus Preventive Measures
In a recent Washington Post article, which spurred the responsive comments of Partnership for Prevention president, John Clymer, the gauntlet of the economic value versus health outcome benefits of prevention measures was thrown down. While the overall discussion is far from new, the points of argument from both sides were compelling enough to consider the debate with a mind toward determining what your position is on health prevention. Here are the main discussion points:
| Washington Post Article | Partnership for Prevention |
| Economics: | |
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The more beneficial prevention strategies are Community, and employer-driven. |
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$.95 of every dollar is currently spent to treat disease after it is already detected. |
| Health Outcomes | |
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Reaching 90% of any given target population will yield 113,000 survivors that may otherwise die prematurely. |
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75% percent of health care cost currently go toward treatment for chronic diseases that are preventable. |
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Prevention is one the many dimension that will be necessary in solving our health care problems. |
| WHERE DO YOU STAND ON THIS ISSUE? |