title: The cost-effectiveness of HIV prevention from a managed care perspective.
abstract: This article offers a preliminary examination of the intersection of managed care, HIV prevention, and economic considerations. After introducing a basic framework for evaluating the cost-effectiveness of HIV prevention interventions, it reviews the cost-effectiveness literature. The article also examines how the concerns of managed care organizations impact the cost-effectiveness of HIV prevention efforts, including counseling and HIV antibody testing, small group cognitive-behavioral interventions, and community-level interventions. The article closes with a discussion of non-financial incentives for promoting HIV prevention within a managed care framework.
authors: Center for AIDS Intervention Research, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA.
authors: S D
authors: SD
authors: Pinkerton
authors: D R
authors: DR
authors: Holtgrave
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000191:economics / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000191:economics*; D011314:Preventive Health Services / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States