Preliminary Evidence on the Association of Complementary and Integrative Health Care Program Participation and Medical Cost in Veterans

CONCLUSIONS: In summary, data analysis of veterans' annual healthcare cost trajectories were inconclusive. This preliminary study produced mixed results requiring more research with larger samples and randomized control trial methodology. Evidence of whether the THRIVE intervention can maintain cost effectiveness while maintaining its supported evidence of healthcare quality is needed.PMID:35064265 | DOI:10.1093/milmed/usab567

Source: Military Medicine - January 22, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Jolie N Haun Jacquelyn Paykel Christopher A Fowler William A Lapcevic Vanessa Panaite Amy C Alman Christine Melillo Hari H Venkatachalam Dustin D French Source Type: research