Opinion: Prevention Efforts Could Improve Fiscal Health
Taking steps to invest in prevention activities could not only improve the health of Californians but also the state's fiscal health, state Controller John Chiang and Larry Cohen, executive director of the Prevention Institute, write in a San Jose Mercury News opinion piece. They add that a recent study by the institute and the Trust for America's Health found that if California invested $10 per person in prevention activities, it could reduce the state's health spending by $1.7 billion over five years.
- "Opinion: Budget Reforms Should Start With Better Health Planning" (Chiang/Cohen, San Jose Mercury News, 5/13).