Our organization recently hired Avalere, a healthcare analytics firm that is a well-known and respected name on Capitol Hill. We asked them to estimate the potential savings that would result through enactment of the Lymphedema Treatment Act.
We have always maintained that the cost of covering compression garments is far less than the costs of treating complications and hospitalizations, but never had the data to prove that this coverage would actually save money — until now.
This new savings analysis shows that enactment of the Lymphedema Treatment Act will save the Medicare program $1.3 to $1.5 billion during the first 10 years, with additional savings likely! Savings will also result to Medicaid programs and private insurers.
This evidence is a huge boost to our efforts! Any legislation that has a cost is much harder to pass, but now we also have proof as to how much it will simultaneously save. Below you can see a summary of the findings, and the entire analysis can be read here.
We would like to thank everyone who has already made a donation this year, because your support made this possible! If you haven’t yet, we hope you will consider making a donation of any amount. Together, we can move mountains, and together, we will pass the Lymphedema Treatment Act!
Heather Ferguson
Founder & Executive Director
Lymphedema Advocacy Group
LymphedemaTreatmentAct.org
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