Did anyone see the New York Times article Aug 8 
titled Economic Scene:  Free Lunch on 
Health.  Think Again.  Below is a clip from the 
article that was geared to reducing costs. The highlits are mine.

Pat Gima
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Dr. James is an executive at Intermountain 
Healthcare, a network of hospitals in Utah and 
Idaho that has saved money in recent years by 
reducing hospital infections and drug errors. 
Intermountain hospitals have also largely stopped 
inducing child labor for the sake of doctors’ or 
parents’ convenience. The hospital induces birth 
only for medical reasons ­ and the number of 
babies that spend time in the neonatal intensive care unit has fallen.

It’s this last example that holds the real key to 
cutting medical costs. I realize many people will 
react to the notion that preventive care usually 
costs money by saying, “So what? We should do it anyway.” And we should.

... Preventive care saves real money only when it 
replaces existing care that is expensive and 
doesn’t do much, if any, good. There are plenty 
of examples of such care ­ from induced labor to 
many lumbar surgeries and cardiac stent procedures.




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