title: Inexpensive program led by trained patients widens the reach of disease management.
abstract: Patients with chronic diseases have a lot in common, and one researcher is bringing them together in peer led self-care programs that are proving effective in reducing utilization and costs.
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D019468:Disease Management; D006801:Humans; D017146:Models, Organizational; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010379:Peer Group; D010565:Persuasive Communication; D011340:Problem Solving; D016730:Program Development; D012657:Self-Help Groups; D014481:United States