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Aug. 8th, 2007 10:03 am1. “It’s a nice thing to think, and it seems like it should be true, but I don’t know of any evidence that preventive care actually saves money,” said Jonathan Gruber, an M.I.T. economist who helped design the universal-coverage plan in Massachusetts.
2. Полиэтиленовые пакеты полезнее для окружающей среды, чем бумажные, а ездить на машине - чем ходить пешком.
2. Полиэтиленовые пакеты полезнее для окружающей среды, чем бумажные, а ездить на машине - чем ходить пешком.
Re: Not so fast!
В таком случае, никто не вправе указать на отсутствие свидетельств экономичности профилактики применительно к широкой выборке.
Re: Not so fast!
Date: 2007-08-08 07:36 pm (UTC)I suspect that things that make biggest difference - stopping smoking, healthier foods, etc. are common knowledge and if people don't do it, they wouldn't do it if doctors tells them that they should. So, preventive care wouldn't really save tons of money.
And indeed I was very much surprised by the generality of statement you quoted and went to see the abstract. I suspected that something isn't right.
Re: Not so fast!
Date: 2007-08-08 07:40 pm (UTC)