title: The costs of volunteer programs.
abstract: This brief is the second in our series on volunteers and focuses on costs associated with developing and maintaining volunteer programs. It also highlights lessons learned by two organizations that have successfully integrated volunteers into their operations. Additional information and sample materials can be found on the Center for Medicare Education Web site (http://www.MedicareEd.org).
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authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rudin
mesh_terms: D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D006801:Humans; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States; D014838:Volunteers