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Originally Posted by feh
Yes, and such a shift would go a long way toward reducing costs.
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Absolutely, and it could be done with or without a single-payer system.
Right now, I'm involved in a local coalition that got a major grant from one of the pharma companies to improve diabetes care in our city. Last week, we started what was to be a 2-session diabetes education class. 12 of my patients attended last week. The 2nd session was today. All 12 came back, which was amazing because these are people who are chronically non-compliant. They want to learn. They want to know how to take better care of themselves. It was so successful that it was decided to add 2 more sessions.
Stuff like this can and does work. It just needs to be better funded and done on a larger scale. It would reduce costs and improve outcomes.