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Margaret Tuchman wrote: > There are the two major areas that impress politicians: 1/ what % of the > population is diagnosed with PD; what is the breakdown by age, sex, etc, and > what is the projected growth of the population, with special consideration > given to the "baby boomers" , and > 2/ how much is the current related cost and what is the projected cost per > annum for the next 25 years. Margaret, These two areas also impress insurance companies -- if you get any responses, could you send them to me? I'm trying to develop a program that will help prevent many hospitalizations of PWP; but insurance companies are only interested in the "bottom line" -- how much will it cost them, and how much will it save. Figures like these give a lot of weight to reimbursement issues. Thanks, Kathrynne -- Kathrynne Holden, MS, RD "Nutrition you can live with!" Medical nutrition therapy http://www.nutritionucanlivewith.com/ Tel: 970-493-6532 // Fax: 970-493-6538