Fear-based messaging is very popular in public health, despite the paucity of compelling evidence that it works (like many aspects of US healthcare). While this isn’t great for public health, it does mean that we have reams of data on it.
The One-Hour Nurse Visits That Let Insurers Collect $15 Billion From Medicare
Information gathered from Medicare Advantage patients in their homes triggered extra payments; ‘It made me cringe’
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