People did learn healthier habits and lifestyles, so not all was in vain, but the big paybacks seemed to be non existent. BD
Most of the patients had serious, but common, age-related illnesses including diabetes, heart disease and lung disease. Programs were set up at 15 centers around the country. Only two cut the number of times these patients were hospitalized, and those are still in operation. None saved Medicare any money.
The authors of the study called the results "underwhelming." An editorial in the Journal of the American Medical Association, where the study appears Wednesday, used the term "sobering."
Sobering results for cost-cutting Medicare project - washingtonpost.com
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