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An Ounce of Prevention May Not Yield a Pound of Cure - The Finances of Medicare's Diabetes Prevention Program
The Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program initiated last April is structured group education for patients, based upon widely accepted guidelines [1] to teach a healthy lifestyle and reduce body weight by 5% (10 pounds for a 200 lb individual).
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