WASHINGTON (AP) — A new study delivered to lawmakers on the congressional debt panel says the government could save more than $125 billion on medical care for the most frail Medicare and Medicaid patients.
About 9 million seniors and disabled people are eligible for both programs. Coordinating the care they receive could avoid hospitalizations and stave off other medical complications, the study found. Savings were estimated for a ten-year period.
The study was prepared by Emory University professor Ken Thorpe, a former senior health policy adviser in the Bill Clinton administration.
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