Benefits Think Precision medicine improves outcomes and lowers costs

Published Updated 5 Min Read

Adobe Stock

This is the first in a series.

Precision medicine is one of the most promising and novel approaches to controlling excessive healthcare costs and providing a meaningful benefit through improved disease diagnosis, treatment and prevention. The concept, which benefit brokers and advisers should be talking about with their employer clients, essentially involves getting the right treatment or drug to the right patient — at the right time, for the right price. 

Jennifer Levin Carter, M.D.
Founder and CEO

Dr. Jennifer Levin Carter is the founder and CEO of Medzown, and venture partner at Sandbox Industries.


For reprint and licensing requests for this article, click here.


More From Employee Benefit News

Sign Up Form

Login Modal Form