Chronic care: an acute problem.
Reality check: Nearly 80 percent of all health care dollars are now spent to treat chronic conditions. More than 100 million Americans suffer from one or more of these illnesses, a number that will swell in coming years. But health care--from the way it's paid for to the way it's delivere--remains heavily geared to acute care. Something's got to give.
Matthew
M
Weinstock
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