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How to save > $120 Billion for US #healthcare among age >65 individuals/ yr?
Implementing modest cardiovascular preventive steps; a clever analysis
https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/pdf/10.1377/hlthaff.2018.05372 … by @Cutler_econ @Harvard and colleagues @nberpubs @Health_Affairspic.twitter.com/5TVihFZ1aM
"That new study suggests a different cause: Americans taking better care of their hearts." @PostOpinions by @crampellhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/americans-have-healthier-hearts-we-have-a-healthier-budget-too/2019/02/07/d5e7a178-2b1c-11e9-b2fc-721718903bfc_story.html?utm_term=.02220dfcd8fc …
In the past 5 yrs, healthcare premiums have grown 10% CAGR. Who sponsored this study? These numbers don’t add up...
Kind of misleading! My experience says that the two major concerns were 1) blood lipids and 2) cancer screening. And while diabetes gets a lot of attention, thyroid disease (tho more common) is generally neglected.
Low tech, high impact
Prevention is the key!
The message: to reduce #healthcare costs and burden- treating hypertension has the biggest impact.
We've reviewed the research on CoQ10 for blood pressure management here: https://www.qunol.com/blogs/blog/can-coq10-help-lower-blood-pressure?utm_source=Listen&utm_medium=Twitter&utm_campaign=blood-pressure …
I wish they had unpacked “renal and genitourinary”.
here it is seems AKI and CKD costs went up, but 'others' went down. still not very helpful Also: caveat it is per capita per year (not cumulative lifetime)pic.twitter.com/d6VnbRCXXs
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Our culture would do well to stop chasing after miracle cures and focus more on lifestyle interventions. This means changing work culture and implementing infrastructure to support human health (more movement, less harried)
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