[laci27]

I did read it and I get the angle of it. it's not always cost effective, like all things in life, one should use common sense. But in general terms, preventative care does work well and costs the state less, at least in the UK.

[compiler-guy]

The article is a summary of a a study that reviews over 500 other papers dealing with how preventative care may or may not save money.

It concludes that only childhood immunizations and one other thing save money. And that fifteen additional interventions are extremely low cost.

This is an unintuitive result, but backed by a careful review of quite a bit of evidence.

What evidence shows preventative care does save money?