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This week we read about the role that prevention plays in the health of a population. Reflecting on the reading, discuss the following questions about preventative services:

      a. Is an ounce of prevention still worth a pound of cure in the United States? If not, what is the relative value of prevention, in comparison to treatment?
          b. What role, if any, has the recent growth of managed care strategies played within the health sector played?
              c. Discuss the relationship between preventative intervention strategies and intervention strategies aimed at health or illness.

              Your initial post should be a minimum of 250-300 words and utilize at least two scholarly sources, cited in APA format

               

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              Preview: ... een preventative intervention strategies and intervention strategies aimed at health or illness.   Managed care is not merely a set of fashionable administrative technologies for controlling the use of medical care and the growth of health care costs; it has become the name for a transformation in the way health care is financed and organized in the United States. The common characteristic of managed care organizations (MCOs) is the increasing integration of insurer and provider roles, which has reinfo ...
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