MEDICINE
same cost is common sense , and it is common practice in other countries , such as Canada , the United Kingdom , France , and Japan .
Looking Ahead Questions about costs are often waived for disease care . The question posed for prevention — will it save money ?— is rarely applied to an imaging procedure , a new antibiotic , or a surgical procedure . Although some payers will consider CE studies and eschew coverage when CE is poor , many coverage decisions ( and drug approvals by the Food and Drug Administration ) occur without consideration of costs .
Various factors explain how this double standard came to be , but the economic crisis in health care calls for more critical thinking . At a time when the economy and the lives of American families are deeply affected
The costs and benefits of a hepatitis C drug are finally balancing out
12 May 2015