It Should All Be Free

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Author(s)	Mona Charen
Source	National Review
Date	July 22, 2011
URL	http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/272460/it-should-all-be-free-mona-charen
Quote	Although the Obama administration never tires of repeating this falsehood, the science does not support the claim that increased spending on preventive care reduces overall costs. The journal Health Affairs has studied the literature and concluded, “Over the four decades since cost-effectiveness analysis was first applied to health and medicine, hundreds of studies have shown that prevention usually adds to medical costs instead of reducing them. Medications for hypertension and elevated cholesterol, diet and exercise to prevent diabetes, and screening and early treatment for cancer all add more to medical costs than they save.”

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This item argues for the position Act should not have been passed on the topic Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.