This study was commissioned to determine the cost drivers of health care, including:
Mandated services, such as mental health services
The effect of provider group consolidation on competition and service prices.
The long-term costs and/or savings attributed to medical technology.
The short- and long-term costs to the health care system due to patient lifestyle as well as the impact of social stigma and other barriers to care which influence lifestyle.
The authors are Amy M. Lischko, assistant professor, Tufts University School of Medicine, and John Biebelhausen, MD/MBA, Class of 2011, Tufts University School of Medicine.
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