This happens all the time. I used to participate in a plan that didn’t cover well-baby care and immunizations. I have heard hospital administrators reject intensive diabetes clinics because they “make money on complications”. Without a doubt, early intervention improves outcome, but the weight of funding it will pull it down.
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