title: Innovative approaches to reduce diabetes costs.
abstract: According to the American Diabetes Association, the cost of treating diabetes in North Carolina was approximately $5.3 billion in 2006. Reigning in diabetes-related costs requires collaboration between third-party payers, health care professionals, and people with diabetes. This article reviews innovative policy changes that affect all 3 groups and are intended to improve diabetes-associated care and costs.
authors.affiliation: Diabetes Prevention and Control Branch, Division of Public Health, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. april.reese@dhhs.nc.gov
authors.forename: April B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Reese
mesh_terms: D017281:Cost of Illness; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000191:economics* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000191:economics / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D017048:Health Care Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D007349:Insurance, Health, Reimbursement; D009657:North Carolina; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000458:organization & administration; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods