Robert Waldmann — Diabetes Diagnoses Surge in States Which Expanded Medicaid

Another life-saving and cost-reducing no-brainer. Cutting medical costs and related costs, which are much higher than medical cost to society, involves increasing availability and use of medical care not limiting it or using less. Early care and preventive care costs far less than later and more complicated care. 

In addition, there are three aspects of health care — treatment, prevention, and perfection — in declining order of expense. An ideal society aims at achieving perfect health for its members first and foremost, and then focusing on prevention, and finally treatment as a last resort.

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Diabetes Diagnoses Surge in States Which Expanded Medicaid
Robert Waldmann | Professor of Economics, University of Rome