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Research ArticleEvidence-Based Clinical Practice

Cost-Effectiveness of Primary Care

Richard A. Deyo
The Journal of the American Board of Family Practice January 2000, 13 (1) 47-54; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.13.1.47
Richard A. Deyo
From the Department of Medicine, and the Department of Health Services and Center for Cost and Outcomes Research, University of Washington, Seattle. Address reprint requests to Richard A. Deyo, MD, MPH, Department of Health Services and Center for Cost and Outcomes Research, Box 358853, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-8853
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The resident describes a new patient in clinic today, a 40-year-old woman with a cholesterol reading of 240 mg/dL, but no other coronary risk factors. She asks whether it would be cost-effective to begin therapy with “statin” drugs to lower the patient's cholesterol. The attending physician, always skeptical of high technology and eager to promote preventive care, says “Sure it is. Some of the statin drugs now cost about $50 a month. Compare that with $50,000 for a coronary bypass later on if she isn't treated now.”

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